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Toll from Oman mosque attack rises to six, three gunmen killed: police

Published: 16 Jul 2024 - 04:03 pm | Last Updated: 16 Jul 2024 - 04:10 pm

 A collage of image grabs from a UGC video taken on July 16, 2024 shows shows people fleeing the scene of a shooting at the Imam Ali Mosque in the Al-Wadi Al-Kabir area in the east of Oman's capital Muscat. (Photo by UGC / AFP)

A collage of image grabs from a UGC video taken on July 16, 2024 shows shows people fleeing the scene of a shooting at the Imam Ali Mosque in the Al-Wadi Al-Kabir area in the east of Oman's capital Muscat. (Photo by UGC / AFP)

AFP

Muscat: The death toll from a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital has climbed to six, police said Tuesday, adding that the three attackers were also killed.

Monday's shooting "resulted in the death of five individuals, the martyrdom of one policeman, and the death of the three perpetrators," with at least 28 other people wounded, Omani police said in a statement.