ओमान की मस्जिद में गोलीबारी, 4 की मौत: शिया मुस्लिमों का धार्मिक कार्यक्रम चल रहा था, घायलों में पाकिस्तानी नागरिक भी शामिल

As soon as the firing started, there was a stampede in the Wadi al-Kabir Mosque.

Four people have died in a firing near a mosque in Oman. Many people have been injured. The shooting took place near the Wadi al-Kabir Mosque in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Tuesday morning. According to Al Jazeera, a religious program related to Shias was being held in the mosque.

Oman police has said that all necessary steps have been taken to increase security in the area. Information about who carried out the attack is not yet known. Many videos related to the attack are going viral on social media. According to the video, as soon as the firing started, there was chaos in the mosque. People took shelter in the nearby Imam Ali Mosque.

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PAK ambassador meets injured Pakistanis
According to Al Jazeera, some Pakistani citizens have also been injured in the attack. The Pakistani ambassador also visited them in the hospital. The US embassy in Muscat has advised its citizens to remain alert.

Oman is called the middleman of the Middle East. It often works to make peace and maintain balance between countries in times of tension. The crime rate in Oman is very low. Such attacks usually do not occur here.

Shia Muslims were celebrating ‘Ashura’ in the mosque
Shia Muslims in Oman were celebrating ‘Ashura’ on Tuesday. On this day, Shias remember the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in a war in the 7th century. Many Shia Muslims visit the shrine of Imam Hussein in Iraq on this day. They also observe fasts. 86% of Oman’s population is Muslim. Of these, 45% are Sunni Muslims and 45% are Ibadi Muslims. Shias constitute 5% of the country’s population.

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