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Grand Mosque Seizure (1979)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Grand_Mosque_Seizure_(1979)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath
mass executions
increased power of religious police
stricter religious laws in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:casualties
hundreds
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:duration
about 2 weeks
gptkbp:endDate
1979-12-04
gptkbp:hostageSituation
yes
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Grand Mosque Seizure (1979)
gptkbp:internationalInvolvement
gptkb:French_GIGN_advisors
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Mecca
Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:majorGroups
gptkb:al-Ikhwan_(Saudi_dissidents)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
limited due to ban on non-Muslims in Mecca
gptkbp:method
armed takeover
gptkbp:motive
purification of Islam
opposition to Saudi monarchy
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
gptkb:Saudi_National_Guard
gptkb:Mohammed_Abdullah_al-Qahtani
gptkbp:notableEvent
1 Muharram 1400 AH
20 November 1979
4 December 1979
gptkbp:notableFilm
gptkb:The_Mecca_Siege_(documentary)
gptkbp:notablePublication
gptkb:The_Siege_of_Mecca_(book_by_Yaroslav_Trofimov)
gptkbp:notableVictim
gptkb:French_GIGN
gptkb:Abdullah_al-Harbi
gptkb:Saudi_security_forces
gptkbp:numberOfHostages
tens of thousands
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Iranian_Revolution_(1979)
gptkb:Siege_of_Mecca
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:result
Saudi government victory
execution of perpetrators
gptkbp:significance
led to increased religious conservatism in Saudi Arabia
influenced global Islamic movements
prompted reforms in Saudi security
gptkbp:startDate
1979-11-20
gptkbp:target
Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:weapon
explosives
firearms
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:French_GIGN
gptkb:GIGN
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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