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Old 18th Aug 2011, 11:48
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Runway101
 
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OEAMTC of Austria reports that one of their EC135 (OE-XEC Christopherus 15) got lasered yesterday at around 21:00 local time when they approached the rooftop heliport of the hospital in Steyr, with an injured man on board.

The crew called the police via mobile phone and kept contact with them on the subsequent take off. When they circled the area of where they believed the lasers came from, they got lasered again and the police officers on the ground were able to arrest a 17 year old and a 19 year old on a bus station.

According to the OAMTC press release, they will press criminal charges for "endangering aviation safety with intent", which is anchored in Austria's criminal code.
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