Rioters additionally searched a hotel in the region for Jews, only leaving once no Jews were found in the hotel.

Footage reportedly from the scene shared on local Telegram channels showed rioters chanting “Allahu Akbar” and stopping cars in order to check the documents of passengers to ensure they were not Israeli or Jewish. The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti outlet reported that police officers and the National Guard were present at the scene while the riots took place and that the airport had been closed due to the entry of rioters to the airport.

In Khasavyurt, also located in Dagestan, rioters gathered at a hotel where Israelis who had fled the fighting were reported to be staying, with some of the rioters entering the hotel and only leaving after ensuring that no Israelis were in the hotel.

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    • Apollo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      222·
      1 year ago

      Surprising that they storm a hotel and an airport searching for jews and israelis though, no?

        • Apollo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          81·
          1 year ago

          If you had bothered to read even only ops excerpt from the article you would see the words “israeli or jewish”.

    • BabyWah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I think we can all agree they’re going too far. Actively searching for people to kill is not okay and is shameful, no matter who they are. The bloodlust is just disgusting.

      • unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I agree that would be too far, but where do you read that they wanted to kill them? I only read that they want to expel them, which is perfectly understandable.