A shooting near a Shiite mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat killed four people and injured several others, police said Tuesday. The shooting is an unusual occurrence in the otherwise stable sultanate, which is predominantly Muslim with a small Shiite minority.
“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. The force gave an initial toll of four killed and “several others” wounded at the mosque in eastern Muscat.
There were Pakistanis among the wounded, but the numbers have yet to be confirmed, according to Islamabad’s embassy in Oman. Pakistan’s ambassador to Oman, Imran Ali, visited some of the wounded in the hospital, the embassy posted on social media platform X. In a video message posted on X, he urged Pakistanis in Oman to cooperate with local authorities and avoid the area where the shooting occurred. The US embassy in Muscat issued a security alert following the shooting and canceled all visa appointments on Tuesday.
“US citizens should remain vigilant, monitor local news, and heed directions of local authorities,” the embassy wrote on social media platform X. Footage verified by AFP shows people fleeing near Imam Ali Mosque, its minaret visible, as gunshots ring out.
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