MUSCAT: Four people including two Pakistanis were killed while several others sustained injuries in a shooting attack near a mosque in Oman’s capital of Muscat.
“The Royal Oman Police have responded to a shooting incident that occurred in the vicinity of a mosque in the Al-Wadi Al-Kabir area,” police said in a statement.
According to the police, all security measures have been taken to deal with the situation while procedures are underway for collecting evidence and probing the attack.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Oman Imran Chaudhry, in a statement, said the Omani government has confirmed four deaths, out of which two lives lost were of Pakistanis.
“I was present with the diplomatic staff at night,” said Imran, adding that the Omani authorities are investigating the incident.
