West Asia conflict: Two Indians killed in attack in Oman’s Sohar

Two Indian nationals mislaid their lives successful an onslaught successful Oman’s Sohar amid the ongoing struggle successful West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said connected Friday (March 13, 2026). Several different nationals were besides injured.

A drone crashed connected Friday (March 13, 2026) successful an concern country successful the portion of Sohar, “killing 2 foreigners and wounding different people”, the Oman News Agency said.

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Expressing condolences, the MEA spokesperson said that the Indian Mission successful Oman is successful interaction with the section authorities and is extending each imaginable assistance. "We mislaid 2 Indian nationals contiguous successful an onslaught successful Sohar, Oman successful the ongoing struggle successful West Asia. Several different Indian nationals were besides injured. We explicit our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and privation a speedy betterment to the injured. Our Mission successful Oman is successful interaction with the section authorities arsenic good arsenic the leader institution and is extending each imaginable assistance,” Mr. Jaiswal wrote successful a station connected X.

They were the archetypal deaths reported connected onshore successful the sultanate during the Israel-Iran war. There was 1 erstwhile decease reported astatine oversea disconnected Oman’s coast. Another drone crashed successful an unfastened country successful the aforesaid portion without causing immoderate casualties. 

Earlier successful the day, Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan provided updates connected the deaths during the Inter-Ministerial Briefing connected Recent Developments successful West Asia. He said that of the 10 injured, 5 had been discharged portion others were receiving treatment, with nary having superior injuries.

"I privation to stock with each of you an incidental which has happened successful Sohar City successful Muscat today. There was an attack, and successful this incident, 2 Indian nationals person died. We explicit our deepest condolences to their families. Of the 11 injured, 10 are Indians. Out of them, 5 person been discharged aft receiving treatment, and 5 others are receiving attraction successful section hospitals. None of them are reported to person superior injuries.

“Our Mission is successful adjacent interaction with the acrophobic institution and section authorities and is rendering each assistance," Mr. Mahajan said.

With inputs from ANI, AP