Svoboda | Graniru | BBC Russia | Golosameriki | Facebook

Footage shows laser being shone at plane over Yeovil

This video shows a green laser being directed at a passenger plane coming in to land at Bristol Airport.

The Airbus A320 was carrying nearly 200 passengers and flying over Yeovil when Andrew Wilson, 53, shone the laser towards it.

Avon and Somerset Police released the footage as Wilson, from Martock, Somerset, was jailed for four months.

PC Jason Marshalsea said the incident could have had "catastrophic consequences".

Video journalist: Will Richards