TY  - BOOK
AU  - TROFIMOV Yaroslav
TI  - The siege of Mecca: the forgotten uprising 
SN  - 9781846140600
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London
PB  - Allen Lane
KW  - Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
KW  -  History
KW  -  Siege, 1979
N2  - Describes the events in Mecca during November 1979 when gunmen held pilgrimas hostage and the Saudi authorities had to call on foreign assistance. The book argues that the Saudi reaction gave rise to subsequent jihadist terrorism
ER  -