Laser pointed at airplane

SYDNEY, April 9 (UPI) -- New South Wales police said they were trying to determine who pointed a laser at a passenger plane as it was landing at Sydney Airport Saturday.

Police said a green-colored laser was pointed at the aircraft from the Sydney suburb of Canterbury at 7:15 p.m. Police in patrol cars searched the area but were unable to track it down.

Pointing lasers at an aircraft is illegal and dangerous, Detective Inspector Michael O'Rourke of the Ashfield Local Area Command told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.