European Commission condemns anti-Semitic pogroms in Dagestan

The European Commission has strongly condemned the anti-Semitic rally at the airport in the city of Makhachkala, Russia

Source: Stefan de Keersmaecker, European Commission Spokesman, during a briefing in Brussels on Monday, 30 October

Quote: "We condemn all anti-Semitism in the strongest possible terms. The European Commission has taken many steps to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism. I believe there can be no doubt about that," said de Keersmaecker, commenting on the pogroms involving the search for Jews at the Makhachkala airport.

Background: 

• Earlier, NATO said the riots in Dagestan's Makhachkala airport yesterday, 29 October, were unfavourable to the Kremlin and were a manifestation of Russian society's radicalisation.
• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that the events at the Makhachkala airport in Russia are "deeply disturbing".
• Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a large meeting with security forces, the prime minister and parliamentarians on Monday, 30 October, in response to the Makhachkala riots.

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