Russian Airport Stormed by Anti-Semitic Mob Looking for Passengers on Flight From Israel

A riot has broken out at an airport in the Russian Republic of Dagestan as hundreds stormed the runway searching for passengers from an Israeli flight.
Russian Airport Stormed by Anti-Semitic Mob Looking for Passengers on Flight From Israel
An airplane of the Russian airline Red Wings prepares to land at Barcelona, Spain's airport on June 6, 2016. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Katte
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A mob of rioters in the Russian Republic of Dagestan have reportedly stormed the international airport in the capital of Makhachkala and flooded out on the runway, seeking recent arrivals on a Red Wings Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Videos posted on social media show hundreds of people, some carrying Palestinian flags or placards denouncing Israel, storming the airport and harassing passengers.
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