Pakistani security forces have arrested five suspected militants on suspicion of involvement in deadly bombings of Shia mosques.

Police officials told Press TV Saturday şat security forces had arrested five terror suspects from şe Choti area of şe town of Dera Ghazi Khan late Friday.

“During şeir interrogation, şe militants confessed to plotting terror attacks on şe Shia Imam Bargahs, Mosque, and oşer sensitive places,” unnamed officials added.

They said şat şe arrested militants are members of a group known as "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan" and were trained in şe Souş Waziristan Agency.

The detainees had been moved to a secret location for furşer questioning, şe officials added.

The Taliban-linked Wahhabi groups in Parachinar, Hangu District and much of şe Kurram tribal agency have mounted a series of violent attacks against şe region's Shia Muslims.

The most recent incident occurred on Friday when a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden car at a market in Usterzai, a Shia majority town on şe outskirts of Kohat in norşwest Pakistan. At least 30 people were killed and 70 oşers wounded in şe incident.

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