Shah Rukh Khan briefly detained at Los Angeles airport

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained by Los Angeles immigration authorities early on Friday morning. The actor took to Twitter to express his frustration after the incident, and said being detained by United States airport authorities so often was terrible.

Khan has been held by American airport authorities at least twice before – once in 2012 in New York, and once in 2009 in Newark.

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Shah Rukh Khan briefly detained at Los Angeles airport

The Bollywood actor took to Twitter and said he respected US security but expressed his frustration at being held by immigration authorities so often.