MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. /TASS/. As many as 201 people have been detained for taking part in riots at the Makhachkala airport, Sergey Bachurin, chief of the Russian interior ministry’s directorate for the North Caucasian federal district, said on Sunday.
"The police continue effort to identify those involved in the illegal activities at the Makhachkala airport. A total of 201 people were detained for public order violation. Administrative protocols were filed against 155 of them," he said, adding that 204 motor vehicles used by the rioters have been identified.
According to Bachurin, 38 people were arrested for the term of ten days. "All those involved in mass riots will be identified and brought to responsibility under Russian laws," he stressed.
Mass riots took place at Makhachkala airport on October 29 after the arrival of a regular flight from Tel Aviv amid the ongoing escalation in the Middle East. A crowd of several hundred people broke into the airport’s building and landing area. Later, they were pushed back by the police. According to the latest data, more than 20 people, including several police officers, were injured. The Dagestani authorities and clergy condemned the incident as an incendiary act.