- Several people are also injured in gunfire attack.
- Royal Oman Police respond to shooting incident.
- Pakistan envoy says investigation is underway.
Two Pakistanis were among four people killed by gunfire in the vicinity of a mosque in Oman’s capital of Muscat, the Omani police said on Tuesday, a rare breach of security in one of the most stable countries in the Middle East.
“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 law enforcement officials also said that all security measures have been taken to deal with the situation while procedures are underway for collecting evidence and probing the attack.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Oman Imran Chaudhry, in a statement, said the Omani government has confirmed four deaths, out of which two lives lost were of Pakistanis.
“I was present with the with the diplomatic staff at night,” said Imran, adding that the Omani authorities are investigating the incident.
