The peaceful protest peaked on Friday in Sohar, Salalah and Muscat as a large number of people joined in and even offered prayers at the protest venues.
On the other hand, government ordered an impartial, transparent and thorough inquiry, including autopsy of the first victim Abdullah Bin Ali Bin Mohammad Al Ghamlasi, with an announcement that the inquiry would be made public.
A congregation of over 2,000 people offered Friday prayers at the Globe Roundabout, where a much bigger tent was pitched to accommodate more people. "It was much more organised gathering and peaceful," an eyewitness told Gulf News from Sohar... The protesters also continued their sit-in outside the Shura office in Muscat as speakers took turn to air their views through a megaphone while volunteers marshalled the traffic throughout Thursday evening and Friday afternoon.
The protests in Salalah saw the number swell to over 8,000 as people offered Friday prayers at the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar's Office parking area, which is now popularly called 'Freedom Square'...
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