CHINA-US: US PILOTS BLINDED BY LASER IN PACIFIC
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A report on CNN's website on June 22 stated that Lasers have been used to target US aerial operations in the Pacific and 20 incidents have been recorded since September 2017. It said a military spokeswoman, who requested not to be named, told CNN that lasers had been flashed at US aircraft, and that the sources of these flashes are suspected to be Chinese. The latest incident occurred within the last two weeks. None of the incidents have resulted in any medical complaints or injuries. The US military spokeswoman added that the attacks appear similar to incidents that occurred in Djibouti earlier this year, when US military airmen were injured by lasers. At the regular press briefing in Beijing on June 22, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said: "According to what we have learned from the relevant authorities, the accusations in the relevant reports by US media are totally groundless and purely fabricated."
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