Army Arrests Abdullah Azzam Brigades Chief
Army Intelligence recently arrested a suspect wanted by Saudi Arabia and a member of al-Nusra Front in Syria, reported LBCI television on Tuesday.
It said that Majed al-Majed was arrested about a week ago in Beirut.
He is wanted by Saudi Arabia for being affiliated with al-Qaida.
Authorities are awaiting the results of DNAs tests to verify Majed's identity, reported OTV.
The suspect had headed about a month ago to Syria where he pledged his allegiance to al-Nusra Front chief Abu Mohammed al-Joulani.
Majed is also the head of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades in the Levant and he is wanted by the United States on terrorism charges.
News reports had previously said that Majed was leading a campaign in Lebanon aimed at pressuring Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria.
He may have been involved in the bombings that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut's Bir Hassan neighborhood on November 19.
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades had claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was aimed at pressuring Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria.
Majed was residing in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh before leaving to Syria and he was reportedly responsible for a takfiri network that was planning attacks against the army in 2012.
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