A flight from Tel Aviv to Russia’s Dagestan Republic was forced to redirect after hundreds of rioters stormed the airport seeking to lynch Jewish travelers.
Video footage posted to Russian social media channels showed rioters with Palestinian flags shouting “Allahu akbar” (“God is great”) as they searched the terminals for Israeli passengers.
“We came for the Jews — to kill them with a knife and shoot them,” a rioter was quoted as saying.
From Newsmax:
The plane from Tel Aviv was redirected to a nearby airport, but a mob also started gathering there, according to Israel’s Channel 12. The flight crew subsequently ordered the doors of the aircraft to be locked, as Russian security forces declared the tarmac a closed area.
“A limited number of Israelis and Jews are currently isolated and under guard at the airport,” Israel’s Kan public broadcaster quoted a security source in Jerusalem as saying.
“We are working on having them depart on a connection flight to Moscow once conditions allow it,” added the official.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and Foreign Ministry said they were following events in Dagestan and “expect Russian law enforcement to maintain the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews and to act with determination against rioters and wild incitement against Jews and Israelis.
“Israel takes a grave view of attempts to harm Israeli citizens and Jews anywhere,” added the joint statement.
Russia’s state-run RT outlet reported the incident came only a day after Muslims stormed a hotel in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt in an attempt to harm “Jewish refugees” rumored to be staying there.
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Some of them tried to storm the plane, per Izvestia https://t.co/js5uaaYkSg pic.twitter.com/bwJuMGH57g
— max seddon (@maxseddon) October 29, 2023
Remarkable to see security forces in Russia standing by for so long. By now, according to Baza, police in Makhachkala have chased them off the runway and outside the airport, where they are now protesting. The airport is closed https://t.co/vbLuNCKixh pic.twitter.com/2GViThdUeg
— max seddon (@maxseddon) October 29, 2023
Earlier, protesters in search of Jews were reportedly demanding to check passengers’ passports. Airport staff have now apparently told the crowd to pick three leaders to board the planes with a camera to prove to everyone that there are no Israelis there https://t.co/hworwEIPwt pic.twitter.com/gMq36DDTbm
— max seddon (@maxseddon) October 29, 2023
More over at Newsmax:
Russian Muslims Seek to Lynch Israeli Passengers at Airport https://t.co/PLtzZOa2bx
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