Former teacher kills two in Oman shooting

A former teacher killed two and wounded four after opening fire on employees at a government education department in Oman today…

A former teacher killed two and wounded four after opening fire on employees at a government education department in Oman today.

The man, who was not identified, later killed himself after trying to flee, it quoted a police source as saying.

“The incident was a personal one,” state news agency ONA said without elaborating or stating the gunman's nationality.

The man opened fire at the headquarters of the education department in the Gulf Arab state's capital Muscat.

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