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Pakistan arrests 11 militants involved in Chinese engineers’ killing
- The suicide bombing in March killed five Chinese engineers in the north of the country which borders Afghanistan
- Pakistan’s counterterrorism chief Rai Tahir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the arrested men belong to local Taliban group TTP
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Pakistani authorities have arrested 11 Islamist militants who were involved in the suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers in March in the north of the country which borders Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.
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The announcement was made at a news conference held by Pakistan’s counterterrorism chief Rai Tahir along with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
The arrested men belong to local Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is an umbrella group of dozens of Sunni Islamists and sectarian militant groups.
The TTP aims to overthrow the government and replace it with a harsh brand of Islamic law.
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Five Chinese engineers killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
Five Chinese engineers killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
Tahir said a mobile phone the suicide bomber had been using to communicate with his local handlers led to the arrest of the suspects.
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The investigation and evidence show the militants had been taking instructions from TTP leaders in Afghanistan, he said.
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