Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital, Muscat, in a rare flare of violence in the Middle Eastern Sultanate.
At least four Pakistanis were killed and another 30 wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, officials said Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate.Shiites make up a small minority of Oman's overwhelmingly Muslim population.
By Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — At least six people are dead following a shooting near a mosque in Oman’s Wadi Al-Kabir region, according to the Royal Oman Police. At least one police officer was among those killed in Monday evening’s attack and more than two dozen people of various nationalities were i…
Six people including four Pakistanis were killed and nearly 30 wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, officials said Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate.
Four people, including two Pakistanis, were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, officials said Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate.Shiites make up a small minority of Oman's overwhelmingly Muslim population.
The US embassy in Oman has issued a warning to American citizens to steer clear of the area where the shooting took place. The incident is a rare occurrence in the country, among the most stable in the region.
A rare shooting by multiple attackers at a Shiite mosque in Oman killed five people and wounded many more including a police officer, authorities said Tuesday. Pakistan's government said four of its nationals were dead and 30 hurt.
The US embassy in Oman has issued a warning to American citizens to steer clear of the area where the shooting took place. The incident is a rare occurrence in the country, among the most stable in the region.
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