Among the injured are nine police officers, two of whom had to be hospitalized, according to the Interior Ministry department for the North Caucasus federal district, which added that more than 150 participants in the unrest have been identified.
Hundreds of people took over the airport and the runway following calls on Telegram channels to go to the airport in response to the arrival of flights from Israel and to search flights and cars for Israelis and Jews in retaliation for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.
According to Russian media such as Echo of Dagestan, the mob shouted anti-Semitic slogans and "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is great). Shots were also heard.
Some ran to the landing strip and tried to board a plane that had arrived from Tel Aviv, according to videos posted on social media.
The security forces managed to clear the airport after several hours of disturbances.
"Doctors are treating ten victims of the incident at Makhachkala airport in hospitals," said the Ministry of Health of Dagestan, according to the TASS agency. Two of them are in critical condition and ten more have suffered minor injuries.
The Federal Air Transport Agency initially ordered the closure of the airport until November 6, but then indicated that the measure will only apply until tomorrow, Tuesday.
The Dagestan government has opened a 24-hour operational center and mobilized all departments.
The governor of the republic, Sergei Melikov, wrote on his Telegram channel that "the actions of those who gathered at Makhachkala airport today are a serious violation of the law."
«All Dagestanis identify with the suffering of the victims of the actions of unjust people and politicians and pray for peace in Palestine. But what happened at our airport is outrageous and should receive a proper evaluation by law enforcement! And this will definitely be done! », He indicated.
The Russian Human Rights Commissioner, Tatiana Moskalkova, stated in turn that "the events at the airport are clearly aimed at inciting ethnic hatred and can lead to serious violations of human rights."
«The objective is to destabilize civil peace in Russia. In these difficult times, I urge the citizens of Dagestan not to succumb to provocations and to strictly follow the law and the calls of the authorities of the Republic," he stressed.
“There were hundreds at the airport [in Makhachkala]. About 50 people approached the plane and asked the passengers if there were Jews. I told them no. I am Russian. They wanted to see my passport. I have a Russian passport,” said an eyewitness in a recording broadcast by the Carmel News Telegram channel, which specializes in Russia and Ukraine.
According to Alex Bendersky, a Russian-speaking Israeli who covered the events for Carmel News, none of the passengers were injured.
On board the plane were Dagestani children who had received medical treatment in Israel. Aurora and EFE
The same ones who are generating hatred are the same ones who will receive the consequences.
Some beasts that see what the Muslim religion is
This only confirms that the devastation worldwide will be great and terrible. The enemies are many and they do not come with hugs.
If they are lgtbq...who knows...
It will be interesting to see those who, from their comfort, say: poor Gazans!!! We'll see, when they get mad for not following their murderous religion, if they say again: poor Gazans...
The mobs of murderers and accomplices of the murderers who hysterically walk the streets of European cities are like those at the airport or worse…. They are among us, the press, the media, the politicians who sow hatred encourage their beasts every day and every hour.
Animals. They are not worthy of being called humans. It is the return of barbarism in the 21st century. And the worst thing is that they spread like weeds.
I don't know why, but the detainees were selected and entertained.
Who has ever heard of this microscopic "loj" lost in the immensities of the Caucasus?
One more Lojestan or one less Lojestan does not change anything at all for anyone...