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Emily Olson

Hundreds stormed an airport in Russia's Dagestan, looking for passengers from Israel

A crowd swarms the airfield of the airport in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan in southern Russia, on Sunday night. (AP)

Russian police briefly closed an airport in Dagestan, a republic in Russia's far south, after hundreds of people stormed the grounds on Sunday, searching for a plane carrying passengers arriving from Tel Aviv.

At least 20 people were injured at the airport in Makhachkala, the Dagestani capital, including nine police officers, the local interior ministry said in a statement posted to Telegram. Two people were hospitalized in grave condition.

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