On the evening of 29 October, anti-semitic protesters stormed the airport of Makhachkala, a Southern airport located in Dagestan, Russian Federation, allegedly after the arrival of Red Wings flight WZ4728 from Tel Aviv, Israel. Two other flights that were operating towards the airport were forced to divert.
According to information gathered on social media, the angry mob was looking for passengers of Israeli descent who might have arrived on board a flight from Tel Aviv.
“Crowds of rioters on the tarmac at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan have now surrounded the Red Wings flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, demanding that they come outside of the Aircraft so they can determine who is Israeli or Jewish,” reported OSINTdefender, an account on X.
The account added that a Russian pilot requested passengers not to try opening any of the doors as rioters were still on the tarmac.
The crowd, who was seen waving a Palestinian flag and shouting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest), also attacked patrol cars.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Foreign Ministry has said that the Office of the Prime Minister and the National Security Headquarters (NSH) are monitoring the ongoing situation in Dagestan and that Israel expects the Russian law enforcement authorities “to protect the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews wherever they may be and to act resolutely against the rioters who attempt to do them harm.”
The Russian National Guard and Security Forces stormed the tarmac and are mass arresting any of the rioters who did not flee.
Two domestic flights, one Red Wings Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registered RA-89187) diverted to Mineralnye Vody Airport and one Pobeda Boeing 737 (registered RA-73294) diverted to Beslan.
In #Dagestan, a crowd stormed the building of Makhachkala airport in search of Jews from a flight from Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/TaBvakBKIE
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 29, 2023
A Russian Pilot telling Passengers on a Plane at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan to not attempt to Open any of the Doors due to the Rioters on the Tarmac which are trying to enter the Aircraft. pic.twitter.com/lwTW0Zg3V6
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 29, 2023
Hundreds of people storm Makhachkala Airport in Russia to hunt down Jews they suspect have arrived on a Red Wings flight from Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/N42xaGojpt
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) October 29, 2023
Rioters are still attempting to find a way onto the RedWings Flight from Israel on the Tarmac at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan, while continuing to shout “Allahu Akbar” and raising the Palestinian Flag near the Plane. pic.twitter.com/HXne4NRzTj
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 29, 2023
The crowd at the Makhachkala airport is attacking patrol cars pic.twitter.com/jRYkcmd0vZ
— Faytuks News ? (@Faytuks) October 29, 2023
UPDATE: The bus, which the crowd did not allow to leave Makhachkala airport, was full of parents with children who came from Israel after treatment – eyewitnesses report pic.twitter.com/JYDmRx41t4
— Faytuks News ? (@Faytuks) October 29, 2023
The Russian National Guard and Security Forces have now Stormed the Tarmac at Makhachkala International Airport in Dagestan and are Mass Arresting any of the Rioters who did not Flee. pic.twitter.com/RG7dpcZsHK
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 29, 2023
