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Knoxville arrested over grenade gag

Published Friday, Jan 16 2009, 06:26 GMT | By Michael Thornton
Knoxville arrested over grenade gag

Rex Features

Johnny Knoxville has been arrested after raising a security alert at Los Angeles airport.

The Jackass star was detained by airport officials yesterday morning after carrying a fake grenade in his luggage.

According to TMZ, security guards said that they had found a "prohibited item".

Knoxville has since been released.

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