2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses
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- Partial vandalization of public and private properties, including Irqah Hospital
- Arrests and detention of intruders involved in the campaign
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| The National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn | |||
| Date | 21 May 2012 | ||
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| Arrested | Around 200 | ||
The 2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses, known by its instigators as The National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn[1] (Arabic: اليوم العالمي لغزو الجن, romanized: al-Yawm al-ʿĀlamī Liġazū al-Jinn) was a campaign by a group of several Saudi paranormal investigators to conduct surprise raids and storm suspected haunted sites across several cities in Saudi Arabia on 21 May 2012.[2] The self-proclaimed ghost hunters had planned mass incursions into abandoned locations in Dammam, Khobar, Riyadh, Jubail, Hafar al-Batin, Najran, Jeddah and Tabuk[3] and were partly successful before the Saudi law enforcement agencies foiled their attempts.[4]
According to Al Eqtisadiah, a group of several self-proclaimed ghost-hunters began planning mass incursions into several selected so-called haunted sites in numerous Saudi Arabian cities. They began gathering volunteers across the country, by sending them text messages mainly through BlackBerry Messenger.[5] The initial goal of the perpetrators were to record clips of the jinn residing in the suspected sites and upload them on social media. According to the Vice News, the date was set on May 21, 2012.[2]