Grand Mosque seizure
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title:
Grand Mosque seizure
text:
The Grand Mosque seizure was a siege that took place between 20 November and 4 December 1979 at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, the holiest Islamic site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The building was besieged by up to 600 militants under the leadership of Juhayman al-Otaybi, a Saudi anti-monarchy Islamist from the Otaibah tribe. They identified themselves as "al-Ikhwan", referring to the religious Arabian militia that had played a significant role in establishing the Saudi state in the early 20th century.
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wiki
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description:
1979 radical Islamic insurgency in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_seizure
date created:
2005-10-05T01:42:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T08:49:55Z
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