ISLAMABAD , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Pakistan has arrested a suspected al Qaeda militant who intelligence officials say is tied to the London subway bombings in 2005 , authorities there said Thursday . The double-decker bus damaged by a bomb in central London on July 7 , 2005 . Zabih al-Taifi was arrested in a village near Peshawar on Wednesday as part of ongoing security operations in the area , police and intelligence officials told CNN . Six others , both Afghans and Pakistanis , were also arrested . The Metropolitan Police Service in London , also known as Scotland Yard , issued a statement refusing to comment on the arrest . `` Speculation around this reported arrest with alleged links to an ongoing terrorist trial is unhelpful and may be prejudicial to current criminal proceedings , '' it said . The London blasts killed 52 people and wounded at least 900 others when bombs went off on three subway trains and a bus on July 7 , 2005 . Security analysts say the village where al-Taifi was arrested in the North West Frontier Province has been the site of recent clashes between Pakistani security forces and militants . CNN 's Zein Basravi contributed to this report .
Officials say arrested al Qaeda militant has ties to 2005 London subway bombings . 52 killed , 900 wounded from bombs on 3 subway trains and a bus on July 7 , 2005 . Zabih al-Taifi arrested in village near Peshawar in ongoing security operations .