2024 Muscat mosque shooting
| 2024 Muscat mosque shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
| Location | Wadi Kabir, Muscat, Oman |
| Date | 15 July 2024 |
| Target | Shia worshippers at the Imam Ali mosque |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Steyr AUG, Heckler & Koch G3 |
| Deaths | 9 (including 3 perpetrators) |
| Injured | 28 |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
On 15 July 2024, six people, including a policeman, were killed and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting near and in a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman's capital, Muscat. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.