The Investigative Committee reported that it had identified more than 20 suspects in the case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport

The Investigative Committee reported that it had identified more than 20 “active participants in mass riots” suspected in the case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport at the end of October. This was reported by the press service of the department's main investigation department.

“As part of the criminal case, dozens of people who were present on the territory of the Uytash airport during the riots were questioned. Data from surveillance cameras, testimonies of witnesses and eyewitnesses, victims, including law enforcement officers, are being analyzed,” the Investigative Committee added.

According to preliminary estimates by security officials, the damage caused as a result of the unrest amounted to “hundreds of millions of rubles”; the department did not name the exact amount, explaining this by the need to conduct examinations.

In Dagestan, on October 29, people with Palestinian flags went to Makhachkala airport, where a flight from Israel was supposed to land. They tried to find the Jews and then broke into the airfield. According to the latest data, 20 people were injured in clashes with security forces. Damage to the airport was estimated at 285 million rubles.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a total of 83 participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport were detained. A case under the article on organizing mass unrest, accompanied by violence, due to an anti-Semitic gathering was opened immediately, on October 29.

Also, over the next three days, 15 participants in the assault at the airport were given administrative arrests. Eight of them were sent to special detention centers under the article of “obstructing transport infrastructure” during an uncoordinated rally (Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). Two more people were assigned 60 hours of compulsory work due to “health conditions” under the same article. Seven were arrested under protocols for “petty hooliganism” (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code).