Two Indians killed in drone attack in Oman, says MEA

Two Indians were killed and 10 others injured in a drone attack in Oman’s Sohar province on Friday amid the conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan said that five of the injured Indians have been discharged from hospital and the remaining are receiving treatment. One non-Indian was also injured.

Mahajan said that the Indian authorities were in contact with Omani officials and were assisting the Indian citizens.

Two drones crashed in Sohar on Friday morning, Oman’s state news agency reported.

One drone struck the Al-Awahi industrial area, killing the two Indians and injuring others. The second fell in an open area and caused no injuries.

The authorities said that an investigation had been launched into the incident.

The Omani report did not specify who the authorities believe had launched the drones.

Earlier this week, Omani state media reported that drones had struck fuel storage tanks at the Salalah port. However, Tehran denied involvement in that attack.

The conflict in West Asia began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched an attack on the Iranian government. Tehran has retaliated by launching missiles and drones at targets in the Gulf, including US bases, ships and major cities in the region.

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