NNA - ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque in Amman that killed at least nine people, including three attackers, in a rare incident in the oil-producing Gulf country, according to Reuters.

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

A video clip circulated on social media and verified by Reuters showed people fleeing the mosque, and gunshots could be heard in the clip.

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 Sunni-majority Sultanate of Oman.

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 hospital.

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