MUSCAT, July 16, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital Muscat, police said Tuesday.

"The Royal Oman Police have responded to a shooting incident that occurred in the vicinity of a mosque in the Al-Wadi Al-Kabir area," police said in a statement.

The force gave an initial toll of four killed and "several others" wounded at the mosque in eastern Muscat.

"All necessary security measures and procedures have been taken to handle the situation, and the authorities are continuing to gather evidence and conduct investigations to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident," said a police statement on social media platform X.