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Today in Middle Eastern history: the Grand Mosque seizure (1979)
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Today in Middle Eastern history: the Grand…

Derek Davison
Nov 20, 2019
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Religious extremists seize the holiest site in Islam, embarrassing the Saudi monarchy and sparking a major political crisis.

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