On Sunday, an airport in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan was overrun by a mob searching for Israelis and Jews, after rumours spread that a flight was arriving from Israel.
According to France24, The governor of Dagestan made a promise to punish those responsible for the incident, and it seems like he's keeping his word. As per the latest update from the republic's interior ministry, they have identified over 150 people involved in the unrest, out of which 60 have already been arrested.
Multiple protesters, many chanting "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest), stormed Makhachkala airport by breaking through doors and barriers, with some rushing onto the runway, according to reports.
Russia's aviation agency Rosaviatsiya quickly announced that it had closed the airport to incoming and outgoing flights, and security forces had arrived.
This is the size of the lynch mob trying to attack Jewish passengers at the airport in Dagestan, Russia.
Hundreds of men looking for Israelis who arrived on a flight from Tel Aviv.
They are checking everybody's passports to see if they are Israeli. pic.twitter.com/M2SRvK9IXh— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 29, 2023
Local authorities said on Telegram that the situation was under control.
The republic's health ministry said in a statement that there had been injuries, but did not provide details on the number or severity of the injuries.
In one video, a protester was seen holding a sign that read "Child killers are not welcome in Dagestan." Additional footage depicted a crowd inside an airport terminal attempting to force their way through doors while staff members tried to prevent them from doing so. According to Flightradar24, a Red Wings flight from Tel Aviv had landed at Makhachkala at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT). The independent Russian media outlet Sota reported that it was a transit flight scheduled to depart for Moscow two hours later.
On October 7, Hamas militants carried out a deadly attack by crossing the Gaza border, resulting in the indiscriminate killing of 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and the kidnapping of 230 others, as per Israeli officials. In response, Israel launched a series of relentless airstrikes on Gaza, resulting in the deaths of over 8,000 people, with half of the casualties being children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory.
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