TWO men were arrested  in Dunoon on Saturday for pointing a laser pen at the cockpit of an air ambulance as it approached Dunoon Hospital.
The pair appeared at Dunoon Sheriff Court on Monday from custody where they pled not guilty. They were bailed to appear for trial on May 26.
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said: “We are becoming increasingly concerned at incidents of this kind. Shining lasers or lights at aircraft in flight pose very real safety risks for the pilots and passengers on-board.
“Targeting emergency service aircraft is particularly worrying. A new law has recently been introduced which makes these sorts of attacks specific criminal offences - this will hopefully speed up prosecutions. We hope the perpetrators of this attack are punished appropriately.”

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