A cluster of laser beam strikes on commercial airplanes over New Jersey Wednesday pushed the total number of attacks over the U.S. to more than twice the daily average.
Pilots of 35 flights — including a U.S. Coast Guard plane over Ocean City — reported incidents, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement Thursday.
Eleven occurred on flights headed for Newark Liberty International Airport or LaGuardia, two of New York's busiest, from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., according to an e-mail from the FAA. The attacks occurred in a range of locations suggesting more than one person was involved.
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