{"id":42466,"date":"2024-07-16T13:24:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T08:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=42466"},"modified":"2024-07-16T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T11:40:44","slug":"two-pakistanis-among-four-killed-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/two-pakistanis-among-four-killed-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Pakistanis, 30 injured in shooting near Shiite mosque in Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUSCAT: Four Pakistanis were killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/teen-jailed-in-australia-for-nations-first-school-shooting\/\">shooting incident<\/a> that occurred in the vicinity of a mosque in Oman&#8217;s capital of Muscat on Tuesday, during the Ashura, a major religious event for Shia Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said, &#8220;<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Four Pakistanis were martyred as a result of gunshots in the dastardly terrorist attack on the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Wadi Kabeer area in Muscat, Oman.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the latest information received from the Omani authorities, four Pakistanis were martyred as a result of gunshots in the dastardly terrorist attack on the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Wadi Kabeer area in Muscat, Oman,\u201d the FO said in a post on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Another thirty Pakistanis are under treatment in hospitals. We remain in close contact with Omani authorities,&#8221; <\/span><\/span>the FO said in a post on X.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; police said in a statement. The force gave an initial toll of four killed and &#8220;several others&#8221; wounded at the mosque in eastern Muscat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<br \/>\n\u26a0\ufe0f Warning, graphic content \u26a0\ufe0f<br \/>\nTerrorist attack at a Shia mosque outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oman<\/a>\u2019s capital <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Muscat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Muscat<\/a>.<br \/>\nInitial report 21 dead, many injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z0hkUXtumC\">pic.twitter.com\/z0hkUXtumC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fawad Rehman (@fawadrehman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fawadrehman\/status\/1813024418328944904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities are continuing to gather evidence and conduct investigations to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident,\u201d police said on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Footage verified by <em>AFP<\/em> shows people fleeing near Imam Ali Mosque, its minaret visible, as gunshots ring out followed by a voice saying, \u201cOh God!\u201d and repeating &#8220;Oh Hussein&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that &#8220;all necessary security measures and procedures have been taken to handle the situation&#8221; in their statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-area\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/554491-two-pakistanis-killed-in-shooting-incident-near-mosque-in-oman\">\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I was present with the diplomatic staff at night,&#8221; said Imran, adding that the Omani authorities are investigating the incident. \u201cAll Pakistanis residing in Oman are requested to cooperate with the authorities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSCAT: Four Pakistanis were killed in a shooting incident that occurred in the vicinity of a mosque in Oman&#8217;s capital of Muscat on Tuesday, during the Ashura, a major religious event for Shia Muslims. 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