The Gentleman Report
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A minimum of six individuals are lifeless following a capturing close to a mosque in Oman’s Wadi Al-Kabir area, in step with the Royal Oman Police.
A minimum of one police officer was once amongst the ones killed in Monday night’s assault and greater than two dozen other folks of more than a few nationalities had been injured, together with 4 Omani first responders, the police mentioned.
The assault came about on the Imam Ali mosque, in step with video acquired by means of Reuters and geolocated by means of The Gentleman Report. The assault came about on the Shi’ite mosque throughout Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, which holds specific importance for Shi’ite Muslims
3 perpetrators had been recognized and had been killed throughout the change, in step with the police.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned Tuesday that no less than 4 Pakistanis had been a number of the lifeless, bringing up Omani government. Any other 30 Pakistanis had been injured and recently receiving remedy on the sanatorium, the ministry added.
The ministry condemned the incident, calling it a “dastardly terrorist assault.”
“We’re heartened that the federal government of Oman has neutralized the attackers,” the ministry mentioned.
Pakistani Top Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X Tuesday that he have been “deeply saddened” by means of what he deemed a terrorist assault.
“My center is going out to the households of the sufferers. I’ve steered the Pakistan Embassy in Muscat to increase all imaginable help to the injured and consult with the hospitals in my opinion,” he wrote.
One Indian citizen was once killed and any other injured, India’s embassy in Oman’s capital town of Muscat introduced in a publish on X Tuesday.
America embassy in Muscat has issued a safety alert for US voters, advising them to “stay vigilant, track native information and heed instructions of native government.”
It mentioned visa appointments scheduled for Tuesday could be cancelled as a security precaution.
The Royal Oman Police say army and safety procedures have concluded, and an investigation is ongoing.
