This is getting worse than 'powdermania'...
Cockpit Laser
01-02-2005 -- Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn -- An investigation is underway Sunday night at Nashville International Airport after an airline was hit by a laser beam. An FBI spokesman says United Airlines Flight 7136 from Nashville to Chicago landed safely. The FBI and TSA say the flight was flashed by a laser while it was about 3,000 feet above ground. The flight was able to continue...but the transportation security administration is looking into the matter. Lasers could blind or disorient pilots and could cause a plane to crash. Federal agents are investigating similar incidents across the country. Just last month, the Homeland Security Department issued a memo warning terrorists may be exploring using lasers as weapons. However, there is no evidence the Nashville incident is connected to terrorism.
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