Putin blames Ukraine, West for airport riot

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West and Ukraine on Monday of instigating anti-Israel rioting in Dagestan's Makhachkala airport the previous day, a claim that was denied by Washington and Kyiv.

Security forces have detained over 60 people since the incident, which saw rioters in the Muslimmajority region take over the runway on Sunday evening in an attempt to encircle a plane that had flown in from Israel, RIA news agency reported on Monday.

Video footage on social media showed the rioters, mostly young men, waving Palestinian flags, breaking down glass doors and running through the airport on Sunday evening shouting Allahu akbar, or God is greatest.