Shooting near Oman mosque leaves four dead and several injured, prompting a security alert and investigation by the Royal Oman Pol...
Pakistan Ambassador Imran Ali says it was a hostage situation in mosque: 50 Pakistani expatriate workers among injured: Foreign Office condemns attackFour Pakistanis were killed and multiple others wounded in a hostage-shooting drama near a Shiite mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate.
The force gave an initial toll of four killed and"several others" wounded at the mosque in eastern Muscat. "We are in touch with Omani authorities as well as hospitals. Our officers are on standby for emergency blood donations in the embassy," he added, saying a hotline has been set up to assist the wounded and their relatives.
At least 50 Pakistani expatriate workers were injured when gunmen opened fire outside a mosquein Oman, Pakistan's ambassador to the sultanate has said.that at least 20 were being treated for bullet wounds in three hospitals in Muscat. Others with minor injuries were discharged, Mr Ali said. Mr Ali said embassy staff received calls from families anxious about loved ones being held inside the mosque during a standoff that he said lasted several hours.
At least 40 percent of Oman's five million population are foreign workers, including more than 250,000 Pakistanis, official figures from 2023 show. A 2015 suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Kuwait killed at least 27 worshippers and wounded more than 200. It was claimed by the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group.
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