Pope Francis' flight to Mexico hit by laser light, Alitalia says

February 18, 2016 01:17

The airline that carried Pope Francis to Mexico says the plane carrying the pontiff was hit by a laser light from the ground as it arrived on Friday.

Alitalia says no one was hurt and the aircraft landed safely. It said Wednesday that the crew notified the Mexico City airport's control tower of the incident.

Officials around the world have been increasingly concerned about people training laser pointers on jetliners. In some cases, crewmembers have suffered eye damage.

The US Federal Aviation Administration reported nearly 4,000 laser strikes in 2013.

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