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Categories: Mass murder in 1979, Massacres in places of worship, Terrorist incidents in Asia in 1979, November 1979 events in Asia, Attacks on mosques in Asia
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Grand Mosque seizure  1979 Grand Mosque seizure  1979 Mecca siege  Muhammad bin abd Allah al-Qahtani  Siege of Masjid al Haram
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The Grand Mosque seizure, by the Juhayman group, lasted from 20 November 1979 to 4 December 1979, when extremist militants in Saudi Arabia calling for the overthrow of the House of Saud besieged and took over Masjid al-Haram, the holiest Islamic site, in the city of Mecca. Wikipedia
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The Grand Mosque seizure, by the Juhayman group, lasted from 20 November 1979 to 4 December 1979, when extremist militants in Saudi Arabia calling for the overthrow of the House of Saud besieged and took over Masjid al-Haram, the holiest Islamic site, in the city of Mecca. Wikipedia
Islamists' terrorist action, 1979 Wikidata
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hostage
occupation
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Saudi Arabia
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Mecca
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Mecca
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Grand Mosque seizure
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Grand Mosque Seizure
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1979 Grand Mosque seizure, 1979 Mecca siege, Muhammad bin abd Allah al-Qahtani, Siege of Masjid al Haram

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