A CHINESE warship fired a laser at a Nato aircraft in a high-stakes showdown in the Horn of Africa. Furious German officials slammed Beijing for playing with fire after the incident in Djibouti –

In a concerning development, Germany accused China of firing a laser at one of its aircraft as it navigated the skies over the Red Sea. The German Foreign Ministry expressed its alarm by stating that the act "endangered personnel" involved in a European Union-led mission on Tuesday.

Germany has summoned the Chinese ambassador after a Chinese warship targeted a German military aircraft with a laser in the Red Sea