2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses

Mass raids in 2012 by ghost-hunters across Saudi Arabia The National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn 2012 5 21 y Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Tabuk, Najran, Jubail, Hafar al-Batin, Khobar *Partial vandalization of public and private properties, including Irqah Hospital Arrests and detention of intruders involved in the campaign *Saudi ghost hunters Volunteers 15px Ministry of Interior Saudi Police Force Saudi Traffic Police Saudi Civil Defence 300+ Around 200 The 2012 Saudi Arabia mass trespasses, known by its instigators as The National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn2012-05-24 Saudis held for taking part in 'National Day to Invade Dwelling Places of Jinn' http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/4047 2022-03-20 Saudigazette English (ar اليوم العالمي لغزو الجن 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.اليوم العالمي لغزو الجن: مستشفى عرقة المهجور بالرياض https://www.vice.com/ar/article/88nmap/اليوم-العالمي-لغزو-الجن-مستشفى-عرقة-المهجور-بالرياض https://web.archive.org/web/20210726123430/https://www.vice.com/ar/article/88nmap/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6 dead July 26, 2021 2022-03-20 Vice.com 26 July 2021 ar The self-proclaimed ghost hunters had planned mass incursions into abandoned locations in Dammam, Khobar, Riyadh, Jubail, Hafar al-Batin, Najran, Jeddah and Tabuk2012-05-23 سعوديون يقتحمون أماكن «مهجورة» في تنافس لتصوير «الجن» https://www.aleqt.com/2012/05/23/article_659676.html 2022-03-20 صحيفة الاقتصادية ar and were partly successful before the Saudi law enforcement agencies foiled their attempts.2012-06-01 Drifting, Jinn and manicures http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/4832 2022-03-20 Saudigazette English Preparations 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.May 23, 2012 سعوديون يقتحمون أماكن مهجورة في تنافس لتصوير الجن https://samhnews.com/wordpress/2012/05/23/سعوديون-يقتحمون-أماكن-مهجورة-في-تنافس/ 2022-04-04 إخبارية سمح الالكترونية ar 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. Trespassing and aftermath On 21 May 2012, the planned trespassing commenced, with participants targeting the already selected sites in the country. In Hafar al-Batin, the abandoned Al-Khazan Hospital was amongst the first to be targeted.May 23, 2012 الجهات الأمنية بحفر الباطن تسيطر على فوضى يوم الجن بشارع الخزان إخبارية عرعر إخبارية عرعر صحيفة عرعر الإخبارية https://www.ararnews.com/161561.html 2022-04-04 ar-SA 2022-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20220405153855/https://www.ararnews.com/161561.html dead A group of 30 men set the premises of the hospital on fire before it was extinguished by the civil defence and the intruders were detained by the police. In Khobar, a group of 80 men tried breaking into an abandoned building in the al-Jisr neighborhood. However, the residents living nearby alerted the authorities after which they intervened and detained the trespassers.الباطن سيف الحارثي، منيس الشيحي ـ الخبر، حفر 2012-05-23 المبنى المهجور في حفر الباطن وأمامه الدوريات وشباب https://www.alyaum.com/articles/842797/المملكة-اليوم/ 2022-04-04 alyaum Arabic In Jubail, a group of men tried entering the former building of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologyالجبيل 2003-03-31 لصالح من: يبقى هذا المكان مهجوراً؟ ــ المبنى يحتاج لشيء بسيط.. ويصبح جاهزاً للاستعمال https://www.alyaum.com/articles/50526/ 2022-04-04 alyaum Arabic as well as the Al Jazeera Hospital in Jeddah. In Riyadh, a group of nearly 300 men stormed the abandoned Irqah Hospital, setting it ablaze and damaging nearly 60% of its premises before the Riyadh police intervened and evacuated the site besides detaining the intruders.سعوديون يتنافسون في تصوير "الجن" بأماكن مهجورة اقتحموها وأحرقوها أريبيان بزنس 23 May 2012 https://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/lifestyle/209373وزارة الصحة تنفي تبعية مستشفى عرقة لها https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/97471 2022-03-17 اخبار 24 28 May 2012 ar Less than a week later, the Ministry of Health officially relinquished any affiliation with the hospital.2012-05-30 Saudi ghost-hunters raid "haunted" hospital en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-haunted-hospital-saudi-idUSLNE84T01Q20120530 2022-04-04 See also Storm Area 51 References Category:2012 in Saudi Arabia Category:Attacks on hospitals in Asia Category:May 2012 in Asia Category:Vandalism Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2012 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Saudi Arabia Category:Hospital fires in Asia Category:Arson in Asia Category:Arson in 2012 Category:2012 fires in Asia Category:Paranormal investigators Category:Attacks in Asia in 2012 Category:May 2012 crimes in Asia Category:Hospital arson attacks