A court in southern Russia on Wednesday sentenced four men to 10 years in jail each for participating in an anti-Israeli riot at an airport in the republic of Dagestan more than a year ago.The guys were among the approximately 1,200 people who stormed Makhachkala International Airport on Oct.
29, 2023, following rumors on social networks that a flight arriving from Tel Aviv was bring Jewish and Israeli passengers.Authorities jailed a minimum of 105 individuals after the riot, which erupted in the middle of anger in Russias North Caucasus region over Israels war against Hamas in Gaza.The four guys Arsen Arbuliyev, Malik Aliyev, Saidpandi Abdulazizov and Nazhmudin Abakarov were found guilty of participating in mass riots and breaching transportation safety guidelines, the Stavropol regional district attorneys workplace said.The Mineralovodsky City Court handed each of them a 10-year sentence to be served at a medium-security prison, pointing out the nature and degree of public danger of their actions.Officials did not define the defendants individual roles in the unrest however stated the riot triggered more than 24 million rubles ($286,000) in damages and hurt 23 police officials.The trials were moved from Dagestan to courts in the close-by Stavropol and Krasnodar regions due to the cases sensitivity.Authorities have actually released arrest warrants for 7 more alleged rioters, consisting of three implicated of arranging the attack, according to the Interfax news company.