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Six killed in Oman protests on Sunday, says govt hospital

Police opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters demanding political reform.

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Six people were killed in Oman on Sunday, a government hospital said, after police opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters demanding political reform.

Earlier reports on Sunday had put the toll at two.

The roads to the Gulf state's key industrial area Sohar, home to a refinery port and aluminium factory, has been blocked by protesters and a supermarket has been set on fire, witnesses said on Monday.

Reporting by Saleh Al-Shaibany, Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

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