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The Pakistani company was repulsed with heavy casualties. The Saudis then called in a French company that was hastily converted to Islam to go in and capture the Mosque.
"The desperate Saudis finally enlisted the help of French commandos led by tough-as-nails Captain Paul Barril, who prepared the final assault and supplied poison gas that knocked out the insurgents." (Source - http://www.amazon.com/The-Siege-Mecca-Forgotten-Uprising/dp/B0085SI2IG)
Another source - (http://blogs.cfr.org/husain/2011/11/22/when-the-french-liberated-mecca/)