The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman this week have been repatriated and handed to their families. Relatives of the victims were present when the Pakistan International Airlines flights landed at the Islamabad and Lahore airports. The bodies were later given to the victims’ relatives for burial. On Monday, gunmen stormed a mosque in Oman’s capital that was packed with worshippers holding special prayers on the eve of the Shiite mourning festival of Ashoura. The Islamic State group claimed Monday’s attack, which was the first instance of the Sunni Muslim extremist group asserting responsibility for such an action in Oman. Omani police said the three assailants were killed.