After the riots in Dagestan, arrests began

After mass riots at the Makhachkala airport, security forces began to catch their participants. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus Federal District, operatives identified more than 150 people involved in the riots, 60 of them were detained.

It is also reported that during the operational work to capture and detain 9 police officers who received various injuries, two of them are in the hospital.

Meanwhile, the Dagestan authorities have strengthened security measures in cities and regions. The republic’s leadership held a meeting at which this decision was made, the regional government said in a statement.

Officials promised to restore the airport’s operations in the coming days “after inspection work,” approximately on October 31. The situation is under the control of the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov.

Currently, the situation at Makhachkala airport is calm, harbor employees note. Security forces are on duty at the scene. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, ten people who were injured during the riots remain in hospitals. Two of them are police officers.

Let us remind you that on the evening of October 29, several thousand people gathered near the Makhachkala airport. They opposed the landing of the plane from Tel Aviv. A group of people broke into the airport, paralyzing its work. Some people broke into the international terminal building of the airport and blocked it, and then ran out onto the runway, the publications “Podyom” and “Izvestia” reported. Makhachkala airport was closed for departures and arrivals. Due to the unrest at the airport, a headquarters was created “in connection with the socio-political situation”, headed by the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov.

A little later, the Ministry of Health reported dozens of people injured as a result of the unrest. The Department of the Investigative Committee for Dagestan opened a criminal case, the investigation of which was taken under control by the republic’s prosecutor’s office, and the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasian Federal District promised to establish the identities of everyone who took part in the riots. The actions of the rioters will be given a legal assessment.

The actions of the protesters were criticized by the head of the region, Sergei Melikov, and the prime minister of the republic, Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov, called on young people to “constructively express their positions regarding the situation in the world community.” The protesters were also criticized by the Mufti of Dagestan, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation, the Russian Jewish Congress and others. After the events in Makhachkala, the Israeli authorities called on Russian law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of Israeli citizens and Jews, “no matter where they are.”