From the BBC News, On this day,
November 21, 1979.
U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan was attacked by a mob in a five hour seige precipitated by the Iranian leader, Ayatollah Khomeini's claim that Americans were behind the occupation of Islam's holiest site, the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the day before.
A U.S. Marine standing on the roof of the embassy was shot dead.
The Saudi Arabian authorities stated the Mecca incident was the work of Muslim fundamentalists and no Westerners were involved.
It's very interesting thay 26 years later the same tactics are being used. Muslim fundamentalists, commit some atrocity or heinous act and other Muslims blame either the United States or the Jews or both.
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