Israel-Gaza War: An unusual development took place in Russia’s Dagestan airport when throes of protestors stormed the premises, ostensibly demonstrating against the arrival of a flight from Israel amid the war in Gaza. The development comes in a country which has been at war with East European neighbour, Ukraine, for almost twenty months now. Catch LIVE updates on Israel-Gaza war According to reports the crowd broke past security, with some making it onto the runway of Makhachkala airport, before they were removed by security forces.
Russia has maintained cordial relations with Gaza's Hamas fighters. For the ongoing war between Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel and Hamas fighters from Gaza, Russia has condemned the civilian deaths in Palestine's Gaza, which has now surged to over 8,300. -Hundreds of angry men rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, late on Sunday, looking for Israeli passengers, according to Russian news reports.
-The crowd broke out onto the landing field and surrounded the airliner belonging to the Russian carrier Red Wings, with seemingly little resistance from the police. -Video and photos on social media showed some in the crowd waving Palestinian flags and some trying to overturn a police car. Others held hand-written banners saying “Child killers are not welcome in Dagestan" and “We're against Jewish refugees".
-Some in the crowd examined the passports of arriving passengers, apparently in an attempt to identify those who were Israeli. -Dagestan's Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. -It said the injured included police officers and civilians.
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