Russian police on Monday said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel.
Dozens of protesters, many of them chanting "Allahu akbar" , broke through doors and barriers at Makhachkala airport on Sunday, with some charging onto the runway.
The independent Russian media outlet Sota said it was a transiting flight that had been due to take off again for Moscow two hours later. One protester appeared in the videos holding a sign that read "Child killers have no place in Dagestan". A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday evening said: "Israel expects the Russian authorities to protect all Israeli citizens and all Jews, and to act decisively against the rioters and against incitement to violence against Jews and Israelis."
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