Two killed in Oman by drones, several also fired at Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera
Two drones target Oman’s Sohar province, killing two foreign nationals and injuring others, state news agency reports.
Two people have been killed in Oman after drones came down in the Sohar province, according to Oman’s state news agency, as Gulf nations remain caught in the crosshairs of the war the United States and Israel launched on Iran, sparking Tehran’s retaliation across the region.
The agency, quoting a security source, said on Friday morning that one of the drones hit the al-Awahi Industrial Area, killing two foreign nationals and injuring others.
The other one fell in an open area with no injuries recorded, the agency also said, adding that the authorities were investigating the incident.
On Wednesday, Oman’s state media reported that drones struck fuel tanks in the country’s Salalah port. Tehran denied a role in that attack.
Oman’s state news agency, quoting an energy ministry official, said that there had been no disruption to the continuity of oil supplies or petroleum derivatives in the country.
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