More than 20 people were injured in the incident, which occurred after Telegram channels based in Dagestan called for people to “catch” Israelis on the flight.
protesters stormed a Russian airport in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan and ran onto the tarmac Sunday night following calls on social media to block a flight from Tel Aviv.The incident prompted Russian authorities to open a criminal investigation and close the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the Muslim-majority region. At least two flights were diverted to other airports Sunday night.The Red Wings Airlines flight was scheduled to arrive at 7 p.m. local time Sunday.
When the flight landed, dozens of people broke past security and onto the tarmac. Passengers from Israel who were about to disembark were ordered back onto the plane.Video taken at the airport shows protesters waving Palestinian flags, entering what appear to be secure areas and trying to overturn a police car.
Hundreds of people stormed Russia's Dagestan airport in Makhachkala on Oct. 29 to protest the arrival of a flight from Tel Aviv. , formerly Twitter, that Israel expects Russia “to safeguard the well-being of all Israeli citizens and Jews wherever they are and to take strong action against the rioters and against the wild incitement being directed against Jews and Israelis.”
Israel’s ambassador to Russia is working with Russian authorities “to secure the well-being of Jews and Israelis at the site,” the prime minister’s office added.In a Telegram post, the regional government of Dagestan voiced support for Palestinians in Gaza, while urging people not to participate in such protests.
The supreme mufti of Dagestan, Sheikh Akhmad Afandi, called for the unrest at the airport to stop. “This issue cannot be resolved in this way,” he said in a video published to Telegram, the Associated Press reported.
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