The Lebanese army said Friday the DNA tests have shown that the man detained in Beirut and suspected in the Iran embassy bombing is the Saudi commander of an al-Qaeda-linked group.

The Lebanese army said Friday the DNA tests have shown that the man detained in Beirut and suspected in the Iran embassy bombing is the Saudi commander of an al-Qaeda-linked group.

The army said in a statement that the tests confirmed that the detained man is Majed al-Majed, the commander of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades.

The group had claimed responsibility for a number of attacks, including the Nov. 19 twin bombings at the Iranian embassy in Beirut that killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens.

Al-Majed was detained recently in Lebanon and officials later said the suspect's DNA was being tested to remove any doubt over his identity.

Earlier on Friday, families of those killed in the bombing have demanded that he be tried in Lebanon and not be sent to his homeland, Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the Iranian embassy in Beirut asked on Thursday to be involved in the investigation into the double suicide bombing.

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a terrorist organization, was formed in 2009 and is believed to have branches in both Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

According to reports, Majed was revealed to be the leader of the Brigades in 2012.