Muscat: 4 worshipers were killed and many injured in a shooting incident at a mosque in the capital of Oman.
According to the Arab media, the shooting incident took place in the Imam Ali Mosque located in Al-Wadi Al-Kabeer area of Oman. More than 700 people were present in the mosque at the time of the shooting.
Local media say that the funeral was going on at the time of the shooting.
Meanwhile, Pakistani Ambassador to Oman Ali Imran Chaudhry told a private channel that two Pakistanis were also among the dead.
After the firing, the security personnel surrounded the mosque from all sides, but no arrests could be made. No further details regarding the incident could be revealed yet.
Keep in mind that Oman is a temperate country where such incidents are rare. which plays the role of mediator in the regional context.
The firing caused a stampede in the mosque. Many people were crushed under the feet and injured. The dead and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where the condition of 6 injured is being described as critical.
Security officials say that a large number of Pakistanis were also present in the mosque at the time of the shooting. The identities of the dead and injured have not been disclosed.
