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Man arrested after ‘joking’ that he had a grenade at American Airlines counter at MIA, deputies say

Authorities said no explosive device was found after a bomb-detection K-9 searched his luggage, and the airline resumed normal operations.

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A 52-year-old man was arrested Sunday after an American Airlines employee at Miami International Airport was apparently unamused by his joke at the ticket counter, authorities said.

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A 52-year-old man unleashed a security operation with a laughable phrase on the American Airlines counter. Sheriff’s Office prosecuted him on charges of false reporting of bombing, a second-degree felony in Florida

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Cuban citizen was detained on Monday at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Intentionally reporting a bomb threat, knowing that it is false, is illegal and severely punished, depending on whether it is prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony.

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WPLG broke the news in Miami, United States on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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