Berlin accuses Chinese military of targeting German plane with laser

“The endangerment of German personnel and the disruption of the mission are completely unacceptable,” foreign office fumes.

The German government on Tuesday accused the Chinese military of using a laser to target an aircraft involved in an EU-backed Red Sea operation. Berlin summoned the Chinese ambassador regarding the incident.

“The endangerment of German personnel and the disruption of the mission are completely unacceptable,” the German foreign office said Tuesday morning. It did not identify the precise location where the incident occurred.

According to German outlet Der Spiegel, the incident took place near the coast of Yemen. The jet was a reconnaissance airplane, and the laser came from a Chinese vessel, Spiegel reported.