How the 1979 siege of Makkah unfolded

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Rawan Radwan

Wed, 2019-11-20 02:22

JEDDAH: Throughout October 1979, close to a million Muslims from around the world had flooded into Makkah for Hajj, the pilgrimage to the spiritual heart of Islam that every physically and financially able believer is obliged to complete at least once in their lifetime.

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