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Four people have been arrested after several aircraft, including a police helicopter, were targeted by a green laser beam in the Cleveland area.

Authorities say the laser was pointed at a medical helicopter and several commercial flights at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Wednesday night. Lasers can temporarily blind pilots and FBI spokesman Scott Wilson says two of the aircraft had to be diverted.

A Cleveland police chopper investigating the laser reports was flashed by a green beam from a vehicle. A short time later squad cars pulled the vehicle over.

A police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho says charges are pending against the four, who all are from suburban Cleveland.

Federal charges of interfering with aircraft carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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