From The local Australian press, but presumably world-wide..

Laser beams aimed at US aircraft
January 2, 2005 - 12:34PM

US authorities investigating two incidents in which laser beams were aimed at aircraft flying over northern New Jersey have questioned several people but made no arrests.

Laser beams can temporarily blind or disorient pilots and possibly cause a plane to crash.

The pilot of a corporate jet first reported seeing the green lasers on Wednesday as he came in to Teterboro Airport for landing.

A police helicopter for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey flew over the area yesterday to investigate, and also spotted the lasers.

FBI Special Agent Steve Kodak said that no one was in custody. A spokesman for the Port Authority said a Parsippany, New Jersey resident was among those questioned.

Federal agents are looking into similar incidents involving lasers and aircraft, including cases in Cleveland, Washington, Houston, Colorado Springs and Medford, Oregon.

Federal law enforcement officials have said there is no evidence of a terrorist plot involving laser beams, though last month the FBI and the Homeland Security Department sent a memo to law enforcement agencies saying there is evidence that terrorists have explored using lasers as weapons.

© 2005 AP
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