Police removed a passenger from his flight Saturday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport after a realistic looking grenade was found in the man’s checked bag, authorities said.

Transportation Security Administration agents located the item while the luggage was in a Southwest Airlines baggage room in Terminal A, a TSA spokeswoman said Monday. TSA called Port Authority police, who escorted the man from the plane to question him.

Explosive experts determined that it was a replica, which are prohibited from flights. The fake grenade appears to have a slot to place coins.

The passengers was not charged, Port Authority police said.

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