WASHINGTON — The U.S. has issued a formal complaint to the Chinese government over the use of high-grade lasers near the military base in Djibouti that were directed at aircraft and resulted in minor injuries to two American pilots, the Pentagon said Thursday. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said that the U.S. is confident that Chinese nationals are responsible for the use of the lasers, which targeted aircraft on several occasions in the last few weeks. Marine Lt. Col. Chris Logan, a Pentagon spokesman, said that reports from pilots indicate that on three occasions the lasers were military grade and came from the Chinese base nearby. The Chinese recently built a base near Camp Lemonnier, the U.S. military installation in the Horn of African nation of Djibouti. It is China’s first overseas military base, and was manned last year.

Source: National Post May 03, 2018 16:48 UTC