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Teenager charged with shining laser at planes in city airport

Police have charged a 13-year-old boy in connection with reports of laser pens being shone at aircraft.

The boy was charged under the Air Navigation Act in relation to three incidents with planes flying in and out of Edinburgh Airport last year.

Police in Fife began investigating after it was indicated that the laser was coming from the Dalgety Bay and Rosyth areas.

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