Chinese injuring American pilots by shooting lasers into the cockpit

Bridget Johnson reports in PJ Media,

The Pentagon said Thursday that there have been "very serious incidents" of the Chinese interfering with flights at the U.S. base in Djibouti by pointing laser beams into the cockpits.

"There have been two minor injuries," spokeswoman Dana White told a press briefing. "This activity poses a true -- a threat to our airmen." The C-130 crew members suffered eye injuries.

White said the U.S. government has "formally demarched the Chinese government, and we've requested that the Chinese investigate these incidents."

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Demarch means a petition or protest presented through diplomatic channels.