Plane attacked with hundreds of lasers after flying over fireworks festival
This is the terrifying moment hundreds of festival-goers nearly blinded a pilot with lasers as a passenger jet flew above a pyrotechnics festival in Mexico.
Shocking video footage from the event in Tultepec last weekend shows a huge crowd of people partying at the event as the jet flies above.
Within moments of it being spotted, countless laser pointers are beaming into the sky lighting up the entire plane in an eerie green glow.
The footage astonished social media users who slammed the festival-goers for their stupidity.
One said: ‘I can’t believe the tremendous lack of grey matter of these people. It’s incredible how stupid they are.’
Another added: ‘It’s not funny and it’s illegal. The people of Tultepec do not do this.
‘Planes pass over the area every day and this does not happen.
‘Many people go to the fair from other places and cause disturbances.’
It is currently unclear if the police are investigating the video or if the airline targeted has complained to air safety officials.
The annual International Pyrotechnics Festival is a celebration of the area’s role as the centre of Mexico’s home-grown fireworks industry.
Up to 100,000 festival goers watch and take part in spectacular processions using huge displays of fireworks.
The use of laser pointers against aircraft is banned in most countries in the world and can lead to jail sentences and hefty fines.
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