Putin calls meeting after mob storms airport looking for Israelis on plane

Hundreds of angry men rushed on to the asphalt of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, late on Sunday, looking for Israeli passengers, according to Russian news reports (AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called a meeting of top security and police officials – the day after a mob stormed an airport in the region of Dagestan after a plane from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv landed there.

Hundreds of angry men rushed on to the asphalt of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, late on Sunday, looking for Israeli passengers, according to Russian news reports.