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Paperweight Causes Grenade Scare at JFK

Grenade --- Image by © Ocean/Corbis

A terminal was evacuated this afternoon at JFK Airport because of a possible grenade that, as occurred earlier this year at the World Financial Center, turned out to be fake. This time, the novelty grenade was actually a paperweight. Hey, everyone: Maybe just leave the hilarious prop weapons at home?

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