Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from southern airport
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Dagestan capital of Makhachkala March 24, 2012. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
The authority said the airport would remain closed pending"normalisation" of the situation. Russia's Investigative Committee ordered a criminal probe into the incident. Kavkaz-Realii, a division of U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, posted videos of noisy crowds waving Palestinian flags in and around the terminal building in Makhachkala.
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