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In the Russian republic of Dagestan, Muslims are hunting down Israeli refugees. As a result, the airport was closed and several people were arrested.
Update from October 30, 11:27 a.m.: Authorities complain about deliberate attempts to destabilize Dagestan. Russia's Central Investigative Committee announced in Moscow on Monday that calls for violent protests were being circulated through Telegram channels, leading to "pogroms."
Due to the damage to the infrastructure, the international area of the airport in Dagestan has been temporarily closed and is scheduled to reopen on the night of Tuesday (October 31). Russian media reported thousands of participants in the unauthorized demonstrations.
Russia confirms 60 arrests after attack on airport in Dagestan
Update from October 30, 8:39 a.m.: After an attack by dozens of people on an airport in the Russian republic of Dagestan, 60 people were taken into custody, according to Moscow. "More than 150 active participants in the riots have been identified, 60 of them have been detained," the Russian Interior Ministry said on Monday. Nine police officers were injured, two of whom had to be hospitalized.
Several people storm the airport in the Russian city of Makhachkala to hunt down Jewish passengers. © Uncredited/dpa
Numerous people had stormed the airport of the Dagestan capital Makhachkala on Sunday (29 October). According to media reports, the attackers penetrated both the tarmac and the roof of the airport. The Ministry of Health in Dagestan reported casualties. Later, the government of the Caucasus republic was able to bring the situation back under control.
Several people are injured in the attack on Israeli refugees
Update from October 30, 7:49 a.m.: More than 20 people are said to have been injured in the riot in Makhachkala, reports the Russian state news agency Tass. Among the injured were police officers and civilians. According to the Ministry of Health, 10 people were treated in hospital, two are in critical condition.
The United States has issued warnings about the incidents in the Russian republic of Dagestan. "The United States strongly condemns the anti-Semitic protests in Dagestan, Russia. The U.S. stands unequivocally with the entire Jewish community," Adrienne Watson, a White House spokeswoman, wrote on X (Twitter).
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Israel is even more explicit. The government expects "Russian law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of all Israeli people and Jews and to take decisive action against rioters and savage incitement against Jews and Israelis," the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote.
After landing of a plane from Israel: Anti-Semitic mob storms airport
First reported on October 29, 20:33 p.m.: Moscow – Anti-Jewish attacks are taking place in Russia's predominantly Muslim North Caucasus. In the city of Makhachkala in the republic of Dagestan, a crowd of people entered the airport on Sunday evening (29 October) because a plane from Tel Aviv had landed there, probably carrying refugees from Israel. Numerous people also ran onto the airfield. The airfield was temporarily closed, incoming planes were diverted to other airports, according to the state aviation regulator Rosaviatsiya, according to the Tass agency.
Anti-Semitic attack on Israelis in Russia – airport closed
On Saturday (28 October), a crowd of angry people surrounded a hotel in the town of Khasavyurt in Dagestan because of rumours that refugees from Israel were being housed there. The state agency Ria confirmed this incident. According to local reports, several dozen men broke into the hotel to allegedly check the passports of hotel guests. The police cordoned off the hotel.
The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the evacuation flights for Russian citizens from Tel Aviv due to the war in Israel are landing in the North Caucasus, of all places, namely at Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody and Sochi airports. In the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Russian Muslims stand by their fellow Palestinians.
In Nalchik, tires were set on fire next to a Jewish cultural center under construction on Sunday, the Ria news agency reported. According to the security authorities of the Kabardino-Balkarie republic, the building was smeared with extremist solutions. According to photos, it read "Death to the Jews". In the Karachayevo-Cherkessia republic, demonstrators called for the resettlement of the local Jewish population.
Jews attacked in Russia – head of the republic condemns incidents
The head of the republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, called on the population not to be incited by extremists who wanted to destabilize the situation. "Because of the fakes spread by our enemies, some very young people were on the verge of violating the laws," he wrote on Telegram. The Islamic clergy of the region also made it clear: "Anti-Semitism has no place in the multi-ethnic North Caucasus."
Because of the violence in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin met last week with the heads of the religions represented in Russia. In doing so, he invoked a peaceful coexistence of peoples and religions in the great country. The Kremlin also recently demanded the release of all Hamas hostages. Among them could be Russian agents. (asc/dpa)