The Chinese army has used a laser against a German plane of the Bundeswehr. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared this attack as “completely unacceptable”. The Chinese ambassador was ordered because of the case.
“The danger of German staff (s) Disruption of the operation is completely unacceptable,” said the Berlin ministry on Tuesday on platform X.
According to the information, it was a plane of the German Bundeswehr as part of the EU use of the EU, which has its focus in the Red Sea. The reconnaissance machine would be blinded without warning for a Chinese warship near the coast of Yemen. The aircraft would have broken down the operation and flew back to Dschibuti.
Civil shipping must be protected against Houthi
Aspides must protect the civil shipping against attacks by Iran supported Houthi rebels in Yemen. In the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the militia has confronted with the side of the radical Islamic Palestinian organization.
The meeting with the Chinese ambassador Deng Hongbo is said to have taken place on Tuesday morning. The 60-year-old has held the position since October 2024. The diplomat was “clearly said” today that it should not be taken that German soldiers are in danger.
Pilots are blinded, electronics are disturbed
This was not the first laser attack from China on Western aircraft, as the newspaper “Bild” reported. This would be disturbed pilots and the electronics on the plane. However, they do not serve to take the goal and then fire a rocket.
In a similar case in 2018, several American pilots would have been injured who were injured on American military aircraft in Dschibuti. China disputed the attack.
Source: Krone
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