Oman mosque shooting: 4 Pakistanis, 1 Indian
among 6 dead; 3 gunmen also killed
US embassy in Muscat issues security alert, cancels all visa appointments
Muscat: The death toll from a shooting near a mosque in Oman’s capital has climbed to six, including four Pakistanis and an Indian, police said on Tuesday, adding that the three attackers were also killed.
Monday’s shooting “resulted in the death of five individuals, the martyrdom of one policeman, and the death of the three perpetrators,” with at least 28 other people wounded, Omani police said in a statement.
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Al Jezeera:
At least six people have been killed and 28 others wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Oman in a rare act of violence in the Gulf nation.
The attack late on Monday took place in Wadi al-Kabir, a district east of the capital city Muscat, during a major religious event for Shia Muslims.
Video from the scene shows people fleeing near the Imam Ali Mosque, its minaret visible, as gunfire rings out followed by a voice saying, “Oh God!”
Four Pakistanis and a policeman were among those killed and at least 28 other people were wounded, Pakistani and Omani authories said.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, in a rare operation in one of the most stable countries in the Middle East, the group said in a statement on Telegram on Tuesday.
Omani police said in a statement on Tuesday that three gunmen behind the attack were killed and police officers have “concluded the procedures for dealing with the shooting,” it said.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack. We are heartened that the government of Oman has neutralised the attackers,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
The murderers have by now woken to the reality that being a murderous martyr for Islam is not all what it's cracked up to be.
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