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The Siege of Mecca

4.0 / 10 4.0 2018 52m
Documentary

On November 20, 1979 at 5:30 in the morning, hundreds of armed men take over the Grand Mosque of Mecca, transforming the holiest shrine of Islam into a fortress and a trap for almost 100,000 pilgrims inside. This was the beginning of the siege of Mecca…

Directed by Dirk van den Berg

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HRH Prince Turki Al FaisalSelf
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Mark Gregory HambleySelf
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Christian ProuteauSelf
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Christian LambertSelf
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Ignace WodeckiSelf
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Paul BarrilSelf
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