"I'm ashamed today." The head of Dagestan commented on the overnight airport pogrom. He said it was the work of Russia's enemies.
International Makhachkala Airport will be not able to Work ceased for almost a day due to the pogrom, which involved between 1,000 and 1,500 people. Local media reported that stores and warehouses were looted. Commercial equipment, computers, and cash registers were stolen.
More than 20 people, including nine police officers, were injured as a result of the riots. Installed The identities of 150 active participants in the pogrom were identified, 60 of them were detained.
In the morning Head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov accused private Telegram channels of inflaming the situation and failing to stop the "gradually crazed crowd." According to his words, the pogroms were provoked byextremist resources administered by enemies of Russia, far removed from Dagestan and certainly from Islam."
Author of one of the channels said in response, that he has no connection with the West and is fighting for the “deoccupation of Dagestan.”
«Today I am ashamed of the events that happened yesterday, сказал Melikov. - Other Muslim republics in the Caucasus also prayed for the lives and health of innocent victims in the Middle East, but no such outrage occurred there. Only here in Dagestan have we once again demonstrated disgraceful behavior. How did we help the Palestinians yesterday? Children, the elderly, and women who are suffering?
A crowd of residents burst into to the Makhachkala airport on the night of October 29-30 to meet the plane with protests From IsraelProtesters infiltrated the runway, rocked police cars, and threw stones and garbage at security forces.
Due to unrest, passengers on one of the flights were forced to hide Five hours on the plane. A criminal case has been opened under the article "Mass riots," which carries a prison sentence of eight to fifteen years.
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