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Irkutsk police search for person trying to blind passenger jetliner crew with laser beam

A Bombardier CRJ-200 flying from Anapa to Irkutsk was landing on Thursday night when the crew saw a green laser beam

IRKUTSK, August 24 (Itar-Tass) — Irkutsk police are searching for a person who has tried to blind a passenger jetliner crew with a laser beam.

A Bombardier CRJ-200 flying from Anapa to Irkutsk was landing on Thursday night when the crew saw a green laser beam, a source at the East Siberian transport police department told Itar-Tass. The landing was successful. The airport administration reported the incident to the police.