Teenager held in probe over laser attacks
Aircraft flying into Leeds Bradford airport also have been targeted in a string of separate incidents on the same night.
The 14-year-old boy, from Bradford, was quizzed by police on Sunday night after the helicopter was repeatedly targeted by a green laser pen just after 11pm. Crew on board used specialist equipment to direct officers on the ground to his address.
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Hide AdThe teenager was arrested on suspicion of endangering the safety of an aircraft and bailed pending further inquiries.
Police said passenger flights arriving at Leeds Bradford airport were also targeted in separate incidents by lasers shone from the Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Bradford areas.
John Whittaker, who leads the West Yorkshire Police Air Support Unit, said: “Shining a laser at an aircraft is very serious and potentially very dangerous.”