In the latest terrorism news from Pakistan, a retired Army major has been arrested in Lahore on suspicion of being a suicide bombing ‘mastermind.’

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have arrested a retired army major suspected of being the mastermind behind a suicide attack on an air force bus which killed eight people, an intelligence official said on Wednesday.

The suspect, Ahsan-ul-Haq, was arrested in the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore on December 17, the official said.

“We recovered explosives and jackets used for suicide bombings at his house next to a madrassa (Islamic school),” said the intelligence official, who declined to be identified.

Authorities later arrested five of Haq’s associates in the city of Sargodha, based on information provided by Haq, the official said. “All of them admitted they were behind the Sargodha attack and were planning to carry out similar attacks, even against politicians,” he said.