Russian airport stormed by pro-Palestinian protesters

Russia’s aviation authority has had to divert flights from an airport in the south of the country after an angry mob stormed the runway to intercept a passenger jet arriving from Israel. Hundreds of people gathered at Makhachkala airport in the Dagestan region, which is predominantly Muslim, after hearing that a flight had landed from Tel Aviv. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: