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Mecca Under Siege
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, is effectively cancelled this year, due to concerns around the spread of the coronavirus. But, for two weeks in 1979, visits to the holy site were also upended when a group of Islamic militants seized Mecca, taking thousands of visitors hostage.
Released:
Jul 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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