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Posted: Friday, February 15th, 2013 9:29 AM HST

Coast Guard says laser pointed at plane

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — The Coast Guard says someone pointed a laser at a C-130 aircraft as it approached Kalaeloa Airfield in Honolulu. Hawaii News Now reports that Coast Guard officials say the incident on Oahu occurred Tuesday night as the plane was approaching the runway. The Coast Guard says it was the third laser-related incident on Coast Guard aircraft since October.