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Jihiman Al-Otaibi and Companions Besieged Grand Mosque
The attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca in November 1979 was carried out by armed militants led by Juhayman al-Otaybi, who seized control of the Sacred Mosque and continued a siege that lasted over two weeks. Saudi forces, with assistance from French units of the GIGN, managed to regain control of the mosque in December after killing the group's leader, Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Qahtani, whom the group considered the Mahdi. The operation resulted in the death of approximately 127 people, according to authorities, and is regarded as one of the most destructive events in Saudi Arabia's history, with 63 participants ultimately executed.
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