Pope Francis' plane landed safely in Mexico City on Friday despite apparently being targeted by a laser from the ground, Alitalia Airlines said.

The crew "noticed a laser light from the ground, as did other aircraft flying towards Mexico City," the airline said in a statement Tuesday. "The aircraft Captain, Massimiliano Marselli, promptly reported to the control tower what the cockpit crew had witnessed, which is standard procedure with these type of matters."
The papal plane, Alitalia flight AZ4000, had flown from Havana, Cuba, and was on its final approach to the Mexican capital when it was struck. The wildly popular pontiff is now in the midst of a visit to Mexico.
