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A shooting at a mosque in Oman, a country in West Asia, has killed four people and wounded 30 others. Described as a rare act of violence in the country of less than five million people, the attack early on Tuesday took place in Wadi al-Kabir during a religious event for Shia Muslims. The foreign ministry in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, which identified the deceased as Pakistanis, said Omani authorities killed the gunmen. “Pakistan strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack. We are heartened that the government of Oman has neutralised the attackers,” the ministry said in a statement. …

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