European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday condemned the deadly “terrorist attack” that rocked the Beirut southern suburb of Haret Hreik, calling for a “determined political response.”

In a press release, Ashton extended her “sincere condolences to the families of the victims” and hoped for a “speedy recovery for those injured.”

The army arrested at dawn on Friday four Syrians for illegally entering Lebanon.

The Army Command said that the Syrians were arrested in the eastern Bekaa region of Arsal.

The United Arab Emirates on Friday reiterated its call on its citizens not to travel to Lebanon over the deteriorating security situation in the country.

A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry also asked UAE nationals currently in Lebanon to leave the country immediately and coordinate with the country's embassy to facilitate their travel.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati rejected on Friday suggestions to convene cabinet to address pending issues, saying that such a proposal contradicts the Taef Accord.

He told the General Security magazine in an interview: “We cannot reactivate the role of the caretaker government for any reason.”

DNA testing confirmed on Friday that the man detained by army intelligence is Majed al-Majed, the “emir” of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, the state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, al-Majed's DNA was compared with those of his cousin, which confirmed his identity.

An al-Qaida-linked Saudi suspect detained in Lebanon is being held in a military hospital because "he is in poor health", a medical official told Agence France Presse Friday.

Another official familiar with the investigation said the interrogation of Majed al-Majed "has been delayed because he is in poor health," and that the suspect is being "heavily guarded" at the Baabda military hospital near Beirut.

The Lebanese Army denied on Friday media reports concerning the circumstances that surrounded the arrest of a “terrorist,” stressing that investigation are ongoing in a “disclosed manner.”

“Secret investigations are ongoing and we are not responsible for any information published regarding the matter,” the army said in a communique.

DNA testing on Friday confirmed that a deadly bombing in Beirut's southern suburbs was carried out by an anti-Assad suicide bomber who hailed from the northern district of Akkar.

Wadi Khaled resident Qutaiba Mohammed al-Satem has been confirmed to be the suicide bomber who blew himself up in Haret Hreik, according to DNA testing, state-run National News Agency reported.

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri denounced in a statement the deadly blast that targeted Haret Hreik neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, considering it a “criminal act.”

“Terrorism doesn't distinguish between anyone and the best way to confront it be by constructing a Lebanese national agreement,” Asiri said.

Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham condemned on Friday the “terrorist” explosion that targeted a day before Beirut's southern suburbs.

“We strongly denounce the terrorist attack that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs,” Iran's state-run News Agency quoted Afkham as saying.