Series WR/10 - Mecca Incident 1979

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GB 891 WR-WR/10

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Mecca Incident 1979

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  • 1979 (Creation)

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Articles from the New York Times concerning a Shiite attack on the Grand Mosque at Mecca. These articles are entitled:

  • 'Influx to Mecca a Strain on Saudis', 21 November 1979.
  • 'Mecca Mosque Seized by Gunmen Believed to be Militants from Iran', 21 November 1979.
  • 'Iranian Pilgrim Tells of Mecca Attack', 22 November 1979.
  • 'Gunmen Still Hold Mecca Mosque: Identity and Motives are Unclear', 22 November 1979.
  • 'Saudis Say Gunmen Still Hold Mosque' ,23 November 1979.
  • 'Saudis Say Mosque is in their Control', 24 November 1979.
  • 'New Data Link Mecca Takeover to Political Rift', 25 February 1980.

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