Grand Mosque Seizure (Mecca, 1979)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:casualties |
hundreds
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| gptkbp:consequence |
increased religious conservatism in Saudi Arabia
increased power of Saudi religious authorities mass executions of perpetrators |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1979-12-04
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Grand Mosque Seizure (Mecca, 1979)
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| gptkbp:injuries |
hundreds
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| 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:notableFor |
first major terrorist attack in modern Saudi Arabia
French GIGN provided technical advice but did not enter mosque Saudi government sought religious approval before storming mosque al-Qahtani was proclaimed Mahdi by the militants siege lasted two weeks use of gas and military force to retake mosque |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
gptkb:Mohammed_Abdullah_al-Qahtani |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:French_GIGN_advisors
gptkb:Saudi_National_Guard |
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Iranian_Revolution_(1979)
Islamic revival |
| gptkbp:result |
Saudi government victory
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1979-11-20
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| gptkbp:target |
Masjid al-Haram
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| gptkbp:victim |
at least 127 hostages, 117 militants, and 5 Saudi soldiers
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Groupe_d'intervention_de_la_Gendarmerie_nationale
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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