http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/10/1102625517907.html
"Terrorists may seek to down aircraft by shining powerful lasers into cockpits to blind pilots during landing approaches, according to an official US warning. The memo sent by the FBI and the Homeland Security Department says there is evidence that terrorists have explored using lasers as weapons, though there is no specific intelligence indicating al-Qaeda or other groups might use lasers in the United States."