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Three French tourists killed when boat capsizes off Oman coast

Civil Defence and Ambulance Auth
Civil Defence and Ambulance Auth
Jan 27, 2026
An ambulance stands following the report of French tourists being killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, according to the Omani police, in Muttrah, Oman, in this handout image relased on January 27, 2026. Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority - Sultanate of Oman/Handout via REUTERS
An ambulance stands following the report of French tourists being killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, according to the Omani police, in Muttrah, Oman, in this handout image relased on January 27, 2026. Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority - Sultanate of Oman/Handout via REUTERS — Civil Defence and Ambulance Auth

DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Three French tourists were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Omani police said on Tuesday in a post on X.

The boat, carrying 25 people including a group of French tourists, a tour guide and the captain, was 2.5 nautical miles from Sultan Qaboos Port in the Gulf of Oman when it tipped over. In addition to those killed, two tourists sustained minor injuries.

France's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by John Irish in Paris and Nayera Abdallah in dubaiEditing by Michael Georgy and Peter Graff)