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Date 1979-09-08, sorted by date, descending

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1979 8 – 10 Sep
197-		 The House of the Báb in Shíráz was attacked and substantially demolished by a crowd accompanied by 25 Revolutionary Guards apparently under the clergyman in charge of the local religious endowments department. [BBD108; BI11; BW18:253]
  • See BW18p253p253 for an idea of the size of the house.
  • A photo of the destruction.
    		•  * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Destruction; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Iran; Shíráz, Iran
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