Pilots take evasive action after lasers target planes landing at Scottish airport
Pilots had to take evasive action to avoid a potentially "catastrophic" scenario after lasers were used to target five planes landing at Glasgow Airport.
The "extremely dangerous" incidents happened between 10pm and 11:30pm on Monday and the same time today.
Lasers were beamed at five different aircraft coming in to land, causing the pilots to take action to protect their vision.
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A Glasgow Airport spokesman said: "Incidents such as these are not only extremely dangerous and incredibly reckless, they are also criminal acts."
Sergeant Nigel McDonald said: "The consequences of this type of action could be catastrophic."