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Secretary normal of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al Budaiwi “affirmed the total assist and solidarity of GCC international locations” with their fellow member state.
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Dubai: The UAE and different Gulf international locations have condemned a lethal taking pictures that killed a minimum of six individuals — 4 Pakistanis, an Indian and an Omani police officer — and wounded 28.

The three gunmen behind the assault had been additionally killed within the assault in a mosque courtyard in Wadi Al Kabir.

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Expressing solidarity with all measures carried out by Oman to guard its safety and stability, the Ministry of International Affairs (MoFA) the UAE expressed its robust condemnation of those felony acts and its everlasting rejection of all types of violence, which undermine safety and stability, and endanger the lives of the inhabitants.

Condemning the taking pictures, Saudi Arabia praised “the velocity and effectivity” with which Omani authorities handled the taking pictures.

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Bahrain’s overseas ministry referred to as the taking pictures a “heinous assault that goes towards all non secular and ethical values and goals to destabilise the safety and stability of Oman”.

Secretary normal of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al Budaiwi “affirmed the total assist and solidarity of GCC international locations” with their fellow member state.

Pakistan Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Imran Ali, who visited the injured, described the occasions of Monday’s assault in Al Wadi Al Kabir as “a really troublesome and disturbing day,” however expressed aid that “the worst is over.”

The assault was claimed by Daesh, who claimed related assaults on mosques in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 2015.

Three “Daesh fighters within the Omani capital, Muscat” had been behind the taking pictures on Monday, Aamaq stated in an announcement on its Telegram channels.

Assault began with gunfire from constructing adjoining to mosque

Talking to AFP, Pakistan’s ambassador to Oman Imran Ali stated the mosque was largely frequented by south Asian expatriates. Oman is residence to a minimum of 400,000 Pakistanis, he stated.

Deeply saddened

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated he was “deeply saddened by the terrorist assault”.

In an announcement on X, he stated: “Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Sultanate of Oman and affords full help within the investigation.”

Iran’s overseas ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, condemned the taking pictures as a “divisive” act.

Pakistan’s ambassador stated the assault began with gunfire from a constructing adjoining to the mosque as lots of of individuals gathered for prayers.

The worshippers had been held “hostage” by militants earlier than “they had been later freed by Omani forces”, Ali instructed AFP.

He stated there was little data on the perpetrators or their potential motive.

Police stated “all needed safety measures and procedures have been taken to deal with the scenario” following the assault.

“The authorities are persevering with to assemble proof and conduct investigations to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident,” police added on X.