
The Siege of Mecca
Documentary
4.0
Release Date
June 1, 2018
Duration
52 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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…