Protests and violence

November 20, 1979: A group of some 200 militants occupied the Great Mosque, and were later expelled by Pakistani and French forces (three French, reportedly converted to Islam [7].), Leaving some 250 dead and 600 injured Cheap Umrah Package UK.
July 31, 1987: Iranian pilgrims mutinied, causing the death of more than 400 people.
July 9, 1989: Two bombs exploded, killing one pilgrim and wounding another 16. The Saudi authorities executed 16 Shiite Muslims in Kuwait for terrorist attacks after they originally suspected Iranian.
 Diseases

Mix of visitors from many countries, some of which poor health systems still plagued by preventable infectious diseases, can lead to the spread of epidemics. If an outbreak were to occur on the way to Mecca, the pilgrims could aggravate the problem when they returned home and pass the infection to other people. This was more of a problem in the past. One of those diseases, which has prompted the response of the Saudi government, is meningitis, since it became the main concern after an international outbreak after the Hajj in 1987. Because of the post-Hajj outbreaks worldwide of certain types of meningitis in previous years, it is now a visa requirement to be immunized with the ACW135Y vaccine before arrival. Every year,
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