JEDDAH: A court here has sentenced two young Saudis to 240 lashes each after they were found guilty of directing a laser beam at a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane landing at King Abdul Aziz International Airport recently.
The two youths, who were caught at their villa close to the airport, admitted to directing a laser at the plane and opted not to appeal the verdict.
They were also handed lashes for harassing a woman using a laser. The woman in her 30s informed police that two young Saudi men were following her with a laser. Police arrested them and turned them over to the General Prosecution and Investigation Commission who took them to court following investigations.
