Firing near mosque in Oman, Pakistanis among injured: Embassy

The Pakistani embassy in Oman has confirmed that four people were killed in a shooting at a mosque in the capital Muscat on Tuesday, none of whom were Pakistanis, but Pakistani citizens were among the injured.

Speaking to Independent Urdu, Saifullah, an official of the Pakistani Embassy in Oman, said that “Pakistani citizens are among the injured, but their number can be told only following the announcement of the Royal Police of Oman.”

Imran Ali, the Pakistani ambassador in Oman, has established a helpline for the families and relatives of those injured in this incident, whose numbers have also been released.

Saifullah said that there is a chain of phone calls from Pakistan and Oman to get information regarding the injured Pakistanis who are being provided with the necessary information.

Pakistani Ambassador to Oman Imran Ali in his video appealed to the Pakistani community living in Muscat not to go to the ‘Wadi Kabir’ area as this area has been cordoned off.

The Pakistani ambassador in Oman said that those whose loved ones are injured should not lose patience. I also went to three or four hospitals. By the grace of Allah, the injured I have seen are relatively safe, but they are accidental situations. In progress now.’

He said that an accident situation is still going on towards Wadi Kabir and one should avoid going there.

On the other hand, the Lebanese news agency al-Hasot has published a news in which it is stated that the Pakistani ambassador has met the injured in Khola, Al-Nahda and Al-Sultani hospitals.

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According to the news agency AFP, the Royal Oman Police said in a statement that they have “taken retaliatory action following a shooting incident near a mosque in Al Wadi Al Kabir area.”

Forces initially reported four people dead and several injured at a mosque in east Muscat.

A police statement on social media platform X said that ‘all necessary safety measures and procedures have been taken to deal with the situation and the authorities are collecting evidence to ascertain the cause of the incident while the investigation is ongoing. are.’