A flight from Tel Aviv to the Russian Republic of Dagestan has been forced to divert after Makhachkala airport was stormed by an 'anti-Israeli mob hunting for Jews'.
The plane was forced to land at an alternate airport, though protests also broke out there after it was reported where the plane would land instead. The pilot of the plane instructed the passengers to remain inside the plane as the police moved in to protect them, Russian state media has reported.Video footage posted online shows huge swathes of men running into Makhachkala airport, with hundreds appearing to make it onto the runway.
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