Update: Two staff members 'slightly injured' after student attack at SQU in Oman

Muscat: Officials at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) have posted a comment on their official twitter account to quash rumours that a student used weapons to attack members of university staff within the admissions and registrations department of the government establishment.

"There is no truth behind the student's attack on staff at the admissions and registration department using weapons," the university officials tweeted.

The university revealed details of the incident stating that it occurred on Sunday morning.

“With reference to what has been circulated through the social media about the untoward incident occurred at the University’s Deanship of Admissions & Registration building, the University Administration would like to inform that a student entered the Deanship’s building and attacked two of the Deanship’s staff and caused damage to some of the office furniture and equipment. The student did not carry any weapons during the attack.
The University would like to confirm that the student involved in the incident had undergone psychiatric treatment in the past," the University said in a statement issued on Sunday afternoon.