Child injured at games area in Sohar Mall
The CDAA said in a statement, "Ambulance teams of the Civil Defense and Ambulance Department in North Al Batinah Governorate responded to a report of a child sustaining an injury in the area designated for electric games at one of the commercial centers in Sohar. Emergency medical care was provided to him at the scene, and he was then transferred to the hospital, affected by a moderate injury."
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