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Lithuania: Several pilots flashblinded

There have been several recent cases of pilots being temporarily blinded by green laser beams while landing at Vilnius International Airport, in the capital of Lithuania. On August 11, two planes were illuminated. Pilots located the general area, but police driving to the scene were unable to locate the laser. Laser beams also lit up aircraft on August 10 and August 9.

Police are asking the public for any information. A police spokesman said the lasers were “powerful enough to cause permanent eye damage.”

From
Taiwan News and Kiev Post