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Laser beam pointed at popes plane at start of Mexico visit -Alitalia

MEXICO CITY: A laser beam was pointed at Pope Francis plane as he landed in Mexico City last week but there was no harm to those aboard, Italian airline Alitalia said in a statement on Wednesday.

The airline said the plane's crew noticed the laser coming from the ground on Friday as the pope was coming in from Cuba and that other arriving planes were involved.

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