An angry crowd storms a Russian airport to prevent Israeli planes from landing
Hundreds of angry people have stormed the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region, protesting the landing of flights from Israel as the illegal Zionist regime continues its brutal massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The crowd broke the security fence yesterday and others reached the runway of the Makhachkala airport, before being removed by the security forces. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has announced that more than 150 people have been identified as participating in the gathering and that 60 of them have been arrested. According to the statement of the ministry, nine police officers were injured in the confrontation with the crowd, including two who have been taken to the hospital for treatment. In every corner of the world, people are marching to show their anger against Israel and its supporter, the United States It has been stated that the plane complained about landing at the Makhachkala airport belonged to the Russian Red Wings airline. Images on social media showed panicked passengers rushing to re-board the plane amid chaos on the airport runway. Videos also showed a crowd of people protesting and breaking the glass doors and running through the airport, while some of them shouted anti-Zionist slogans. In the arrivals area, some people were seen waving Palestinian flags and others checking the passports of the arriving passengers. One protester outside the airport was seen holding a sign that read: "child killers are not wanted in Dagestan". Earlier yesterday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported that a Jewish center in the city of Nalchik, in the nearby republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, had been set on fire.
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