PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Police in Pakistan's restive northern city of Peshawar say they have arrested four men suspected of involvement in a September 29 market bombing that killed at least 40 people.
Police said on October 29 that the four alleged militants -- including the suspected mastermind of the attack -- were apprehended on the outskirts of Peshawar following a gunbattle late the previous day.
A week before the attack on the Qissa Khwani market in Peshawar, a twin suicide bombing killed more than 80 Christians in a nearby church.
Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, lies on the edge of Pakistan's tribal areas, labeled by the U.S. government as the main sanctuary for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
The recent attacks took place as the government looks to open peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban.
Police said on October 29 that the four alleged militants -- including the suspected mastermind of the attack -- were apprehended on the outskirts of Peshawar following a gunbattle late the previous day.
A week before the attack on the Qissa Khwani market in Peshawar, a twin suicide bombing killed more than 80 Christians in a nearby church.
Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, lies on the edge of Pakistan's tribal areas, labeled by the U.S. government as the main sanctuary for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
The recent attacks took place as the government looks to open peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban.
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