MUSCAT, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Two expatriate workers were killed and several others injured after two drones crashed in the Wilayat of Sohar in northern Oman, the Oman News Agency (ONA) reported Friday, citing a security source.
One of the drones struck the Al Awhi Industrial Zone, while the other crashed in an open area nearby, the ONA said.
On Thursday, the ONA reported that multiple drones were intercepted and brought down in Oman, while several drones struck fuel storage tanks at the Port of Salalah, with no casualties reported.
Authorities are deploying all available resources to monitor and counter the attacks, the ONA reported, adding that measures are being taken to safeguard national security and public safety.
The development comes amid heightened regional tensions after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting from Feb. 28, to which Iran and Iran-aligned groups responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East. ■
