{
  "id": 381887,
  "title": "Laser Beam Disorients Pilot, Plane Lands In Kolkata After Circling Around",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/laser-beam-disorients-pilot-plane-lands-in-kolkata-after-circling-381887",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T13:07:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/laser-beam-disorients-pilot-plane-lands-in-kolkata-after-circling-around-11886484"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata flight was approximately eight nautical miles from the runway when a flash of light from the Madhyamgram-Barasat direction struck the cockpit.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Laser Beam Disorients Pilot, Plane Lands In Kolkata After Circling Around",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/laser-beam-disorients-pilot-plane-lands-in-kolkata-after-circling",
        "published": "2026-08-09T13:07:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}