(CNN) -- The remains of a Saudi national killed in airstrikes in Yemen earlier this month are not those of a wanted al Qaeda bomb-maker, according to multiple sources in Saudi Arabia who were briefed on the matter. DNA tests conducted by Saudi officials showed that the remains were not those of Ibrahim al-Asiri, they said. Saudi officials had obtained a close match to al-Asiri's DNA via remains of his brother, who died in a failed suicide bomb attack. The brother had carried a bomb inside his body, which killed him upon detonation but failed to hit his intended target, Saudi Arabia's security chief.DNA tests are conducted to determine who was killed in an offensive against AQAPThe offensive included attacks by Yemeni commandos and suspected U.S. drone strikesSaudi officials have a close match for bomb-maker's DNA via remains of his brotherA bomb inside the brother's body killed him but failed to hit his intended target
The crackdown began over a week ago, resulting in the deaths of more than 60 suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen from April 19 t0 21, _ officials have said.