Indian woman kills children, attempts suicide

DUBAI: A middle-aged Indian woman allegedly strangulated her two children to death and made a futile attempt to kill herself in Muscat.
   
The woman has been identified as Priya, who was worked for a company in Oman. The children were students of the Indian School Muscat (ISM).
    
The Times of Oman, quoted a family friend as saying that the woman herself called the police, friends and relatives in India, and informed them about the incident.
    
"The police and a friend who immediately rushed to her flat, managed to prevent her from committing suicide," the paper said.
    
The family had moved to the fifth-floor apartment only last year. Priya's estranged husband is said to be staying in Dubai.
    
Priya's parents in Thiruvalla, Kerala, were in a state of shock and unsure of the future course of action. She has two brothers, and one of them is in Abu Dhabi.