China refutes report its ship fired laser at US navy plane

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China's Defense Ministry says a report one of its navy ships fired a laser last month at a U.S. Navy surveillance plane circling overhead does not accord with reality."
In China's first pubic comments on the alleged incident, Ren accused an American P-8A Poseidon of carrying out long-period circling reconnaissance at low-altitude despite repeated warnings from the Chinese side."
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First Published: Mar 07 2020 | 8:46 AM IST