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In 1977 in Washington DC, Muslims held a number of people hostage. How many, for how long, and for what reason?
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#36331. Asked by mochyn.
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MaggieG 5
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10 March 1977: Hanafi Muslims (a group of black converts) seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., including the headquarters of B'nai B'rith, and held hostages for 39 hours, leading to one death and one severe injury. Don't know why yet, but I'm working on it. Some reports say 134 hostages were held, others say 150.
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sequoianoir
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In 1977, the Hanafis captured national headlines when they tried to stop the screening of a movie.
Mohammed Messenger of God.
They did this by seizing three buildings in Washington, D.C., the District Building (City Hall), the B'nai B'rith Building and the Islamic Center. They took several hostages. Several were injured and one was killed. Khalifa Hamaas Abdul Khaalis was sentenced to 21 to 120 years for his role in these seizures
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gimbo
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Hanafi Muslims held between 134 and 150 people hostage for 39 hours. I don't quite know the reason why though. Maybe they just wanted to be mean.
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