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Michael Novakhov's favorite articles  Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel posted at 08:37:55 UTC   via   cbsnews.com Updated on: October 30, 2023 / 1:45 AM / CBS/AP Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, Russian news agencies and social media reported. Russian news reports said the crowd surrounded the airliner, which belonged to Russian carrier Red Wings. Authorities closed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, and police converged on the facility. Dagestan's Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. It said the injured included police officers and civilians. The Ministry of Internal Affairs for Russia's North Caucasian Federal District, where Dagestan is located, said

  Michael Novakhov's favorite articles  Anti-Israeli Mob Storms Airport in Russia's Dagestan posted at 20:21:26 UTC   via   themoscowtimes.com A mob of anti-Israeli protesters  stormed  into an airport in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday night following calls on social media to block a flight from Tel Aviv from landing in the majority-Muslim region. Video shared on social media showed hundreds of people gathered outside Makhachkala International Airport in the evening hours, with demonstrators brandishing Palestinian flags and shouting anti-Israel chants. Some of the signs held by demonstrators read “Child killers have no place in Dagestan” and “We are against Jewish refugees.” The independent Medizona news website  reported  that the demonstration was prompted by calls spread on the Telegram messaging app earlier on Sunday to block a plane scheduled to arrive directly from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.   According to local media in Dagestan, some of the demons