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MIDDLE EAST

Gulf states condemn Oman mosque attack

Gulf Arab states have condemned a shooting claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group at a Shiite mosque in Oman, an unprecedented attack for the normally stable sultanate that has sparked concern among its neighbors. Monday's shooting killed at least six people and wounded 28, police said. Neighboring United Arab Emirates expressed its "strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence". Bahrain's Foreign Ministry called the shooting a "heinous attack that goes against all religious and moral values and aims to destabilize the security and stability of Oman". The Secretary-General of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem al-Budaiwi "affirmed the full support and solidarity of GCC countries "with their fellow member state.