The Royal Oman Police announced that the three perpetrators involved in the shooting incident in the Muscat Governorate in Wadi Al Kabir are Omanis, brothers, and they died as a result of their insistence on resisting the security forces.

The police published in a statement through its official accounts on social media, “In the interest of the Royal Oman Police to inform the honorable public of the latest developments in the shooting incident in Wadi Al Kabir, it has been confirmed that the three perpetrators involved in the incident are Omanis, and they are brothers, and they died as a result of their insistence.” For resisting the security men, investigations and investigation procedures have shown that they are among those affected by misguided ideas, and the Royal Oman Police reiterates its thanks to everyone for their follow-up, interest, and concern for the security and safety of their homeland.

The incident caused the death of 5 people, while an Omani policeman was martyred in a shooting incident that occurred a few days ago in the Wadi Al Kabir area in Muscat Governorate. According to the Oman News Agency, the Royal Oman Police and the military and security services have completed the procedures for dealing with the incident.

The incident, according to the agency, resulted in the death of five people, the martyrdom of a policeman, and the killing of the three perpetrators, in addition to the injury of 28 people of different nationalities, including 4 people while performing their national duty, including policemen, members of the Civil Defense Authority, and ambulances. They were transferred to health institutions to receive treatment. Treatment, adding that investigations, research and investigations are continuing into the circumstances of the incident.

Officials from Pakistan, India and Oman said that among the dead were four Pakistanis, an Indian citizen and a policeman. The Omani police said that 28 people of different nationalities were injured, including security personnel.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that the attack occurred at the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque. A local source said that it is known as the Imam Ali Mosque, and Shiites pray there in the Sultanate of Oman, which has a Sunni majority.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the attack that occurred in the Wadi Al Kabir area of ​​the capital, Muscat, as a “terrorist” attack, and said that 30 wounded were receiving treatment in the hospital.

The attack came at a time when Shiites commemorate the day of Ashura. 

The Shiite celebration of Ashura has sometimes sparked sectarian tension between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in some countries, but this is not usual in Oman.