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Florida man charged with shining laser into police airplane

“The flash of green light was so bright that I temporarily experienced blindness,” the Florida Highway Patrol pilot reported.

Guillermo Negron Roque, 47, was arrested after admitting to using the laser, according to the Associated Press. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and DIRK SHADD | Times ]

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