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Tyson won't be charged for airport fracas

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Boxer Mike Tyson arrives on the red carpet before the world premiere of the film "Che" during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa) 
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Published: Dec. 31, 2009 at 6:14 PM

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson won't be charged for his part in a Los Angeles International Airport altercation, prosecutors said Thursday.

Tyson was arrested after the Nov. 11 incident and charged with suspicion of battery after he got into a scuffle with paparazzo Tony Echeverria.

Tyson said the photographer tried to get a rise out of him by hitting him, while Echeverria claimed Tyson punched him in the face and tried to take the film from his camera.

Although both were arrested after the fracas, the Los Angeles Times said Thursday the Los Angeles city prosecutor's office declined to charge either of the men in connection with the incident because there was "insufficient evidence that either party was at fault beyond a reasonable doubt."

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