A mob of several hundred people stormed an airport in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in Russia, looking for Jews on a plane landing from Israel.
The crowd broke into Makhachkala airport, tearing down the doors and smashing windows, after hearing that a flight from Israel had arrived, video shot from within the mob showed.
Protesters shouting “Allahu Akhbar! Allahu Akhbar!” overwhelmed security and broke into locked offices where airport staff were cowering.
“You will kill somebody,” one of the airport’s security guards shouted as he was shoved aside.
Witnesses said that the police initially watched on without intervening. The mob chanted anti-Semitic slogans and demanded that all Jews should be expelled.
Passengers locked inside surrounded plane
Video footage filmed by a passenger disembarking from a plane also showed the mob running across the airport tarmac. Flustered stewards ordered passengers back onto the plane and then locked the doors.
“Quick, get aboard, get aboard” one of the stewards shouted, as the crowd surged forward.
At least one protester clambered over a wing of the plane before riot police took control of the airport.
Crowds at anti-Israel protests have been growing in Dagestan throughout the week, with thousands joining angry demonstrations against Israeli strikes on Gaza.
Dagestan, which borders Chechnya, is one of the poorest regions in Russia and has been heavily targeted by Russian military recruiters for its war in Ukraine. Makhachkala, Dagestan’s biggest city, has a population of around 600,000 people
Dagestan’s leaders have appealed for calm as fears grow that anger at Israel is straining order in the North Caucasus, bringing it to breaking point.
On Saturday, protesters also surrounded a hotel in Khasavyurt, another town in Dagestan, where they mistakenly believed that Jews were staying.
In Kabardino-Balkaria, a region further to the west, a construction site for a Jewish cultural centre was set on fire.
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2023-10-30 09:40:00Z
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