An Indian national was among six people killed in a shooting attack carried out by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) near a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat.
The shooting on Monday night near the Imam Ali Mosque also claimed the lives of one policeman and four Pakistan nationals, while injuring 28.
“Following the shooting incident reported in Muscat city on July 15, Foreign Ministry of [the] Sultanate of Oman has informed that one Indian national has lost his life and another is injured,” posted the Embassy of India in Muscat on X yesterday.
“[The] Embassy offers its sincere condolences & stands ready to offer all assistance to the families,” it said.
The three attackers were also killed by security forces during the incident in the al-Wadi al-Kabir area on Monday night, according to a statement.
Pakistan said that four Pakistanis were among those killed in a “terrorist attack” on the Imam Ali Mosque.
ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for this Muscat attack, has repeatedly targeted Shia ceremonies, processions and worshippers in countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. But it has never before claimed an attack in Oman, where the Shia Muslims are in a minority.
