LAHORE: Police on Monday claimed to have foiled a terror bid, arresting six Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan members including a would-be suicide bomber from Shahdara area in Lahore.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, SSP Investigation Zulfikar Hameed said that the arrested TTP members were planning to target US-nationals stayed in a local five star hotel. Those arrested include Abdul Baseer alias Qari Waqar resident of Khyber Agency, alleged would-be suicide bomber Mohiuddin alias Saifullah resident of Chitral, Abdur Rehman Ghani resident of District Dir, Skhai Shah and Tehsil Khan both residents of Mohmand Agency and Dilawar Saeed of District Mardan. The SSP Investigation revealed that one suicide jacket, 26 hand grenades, four kilogram of drugs and explosives were recovered from the arrested TTP men.