Mecca's Grand Mosque siege: When a preacher tried to overthrow the Saudi royal family
Published date: 5 August 2024 14:26 BST
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Last update: 3 months 4 weeks ago
On the 20 November 1979, as worshippers finished fajr prayer in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, radical Saudi preacher Juhayman al-Otaybi and hundreds of his armed followers violently besieged Masjid al-Haram and called for the downfall of the Saudi royal family.
The two week siege shocked the Muslim world and changed the course of Saudi history.
The two week siege shocked the Muslim world and changed the course of Saudi history.
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