For hours, without passports: ten Israelis were detained in Russia and returned to Israel

The teen arrived on a Euro-Plot flight to Moscow, but at the border check on entering the country, the inspectors claimed that the passengers "were unable to explain the reason for their arrival in Russia." They were held at the airport for many hours, and when required, returned to Israel. One of the passengers said: "They did it on purpose"

Ten Israeli civilians landed on the Euro-Plot flight in Moscow on Friday, but were refused entry. They were detained for hours and returned to Israel. Border controllers at Russia's airport claimed that the teen "could not explain the reason for their arrival in Russia." The incident happened in the background of the release of Naama Issachar, who was released from prison in Russia yesterday after President Vladimir Putin approved her pardon.

Shani Amor Paz, the sister of one of the detainees, claimed that everything was done on purpose. She said that "they landed around 12:00, arrived at the border checkpoint and took their passports. They were brought into the room without food and without drinking for several hours. After that, they were accompanied by security guards in the field and on return flight they were still without the passports." She added that her sister was traveling with friends and that "there was no reason to be deported.

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"I ended up waiting close to two hours and was released." Moscow airport (Photo: Reuters)

Domodedovo Airport, Russia, April 6, 2006 (Photo: AP)

Orr, one of the passengers who witnessed the incident, told Walla! NEWS because he came first to the road review and noticed that the test is taking longer than usual. "This is not my first entry into the country," said the passenger, whose partner lives in Moscow. "After a few minutes, the border police officer claimed there was a 'document problem' and wanted to check. Another police officer came and asked me to accompany him to a waiting area for further clarification. In the end I waited close to two hours and I was released."

"I noticed another Israeli citizen and several other people who were on the same flight, who have foreign passports and even a small child who were also detained for about two hours," the passenger continued. "The woman sitting next to me took them to a side room for a few more minutes, took her fingerprints from her and asked a number of questions, claiming it was a new law to identify people who may have been" lost. "

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