{"id":85851,"date":"2024-07-16T20:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=85851"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:32:51","slug":"4-pakistanis-killed-in-rare-oman-attack-near-shia-mosque-gunmen-shot-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/85851\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Pakistanis killed in rare Oman attack near Shia mosque; gunmen shot dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Muscat (National Times) Four Pakistanis were killed while multiple others were wounded in a shooting near a Shia mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, officials said on Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said the overall death toll climbed to six today, adding that the three attackers were also killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday\u2019s shooting \u201cresulted in the death of five individuals, the martyrdom of one policeman, and the death of the three perpetrators\u201d, with at least 28 other people wounded, Omani police said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0625\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0625\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644 \u0645\u0639 \u062d\u0627\u062f\u062b\u0629 \u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A9_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0634\u0631\u0637\u0629_\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmDYbvormH\">pic.twitter.com\/hmDYbvormH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0634\u0631\u0637\u0629 \u0639\u064f\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 (@RoyalOmanPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalOmanPolice\/status\/1813197307631776174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oman\u2019s overwhelmingly Muslim population comprises a small minority of Shias. Monday\u2019s mosque attack has yet to be claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Royal Oman Police have responded to a shooting incident that occurred in the vicinity of a mosque in the Al-Wadi Al-Kabir area\u201d of the capital, police said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The force gave an initial toll of four killed and \u201cseveral\u201d wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foreign Office said four Pakistanis were killed and Omani authorities \u201cneutralised\u201d the gunmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27<br><br>According to the latest information received from the Omani authorities, four Pakistanis were martyred as a result of gunshots in the dastardly terrorist\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Ministry of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/1813164566135611699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cFour Pakistanis were martyred as a result of gunshots in the dastardly terrorist attack on the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnother 30 Pakistanis are under treatment in hospitals,\u201d it added, saying \u201cthe government of Oman has neutralised the attackers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pakistan strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack on Imam Bargah Ali bin Abu Talib in Wadi Kabir in Muscat, Oman that resulted in multiple casualties including the death of two Pakistanis.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ForeignOfficePk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3cJAcgnSAB\">pic.twitter.com\/3cJAcgnSAB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTVNewsOfficial\/status\/1813148490417008906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Pakistani Ambassador Imran Ali visited some of the wounded in hospital, the embassy posted on social media platform X.<br>The embassy also released the names of those killed in the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Update on the casualties in the attack on Imam Bargah in Muscat, Oman<br>our Pakistanis were martyred as a result of gunshots in the dastardly terrorist attack on the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Wadi Kabeer\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2<br>\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u06c1 \u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u06cc\u06c1 \u0631\u0627\u062c\u0639\u0648\u0646<br>30 Pakistanis are under treatment in hospitals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8xZcfvRnP\">pic.twitter.com\/W8xZcfvRnP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pakistan Embassy Oman (@PakinOman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakinOman\/status\/1813180310982468044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muscat (National Times) Four Pakistanis were killed while multiple others were wounded in a shooting near a Shia mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, officials said on Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate. 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