KARACHI: An American FBI agent who was arrested in Karachi for trying to board a plane while carrying ammunition was released on bail Thursday, officials said.
The unnamed agent was arrested at Karachi airport on Monday when security staff found him carrying 15 bullets for a 9mm handgun during routine checks for a flight to Islamabad.
The district and sessions court Malir approved the bail application and ordered payment of a bond worth one million rupees ($10,000), senior police officer Rao Anwar told AFP.
US officials in the city collected him from a police station after the payment was deposited.
"The FBI agent has been handed over to the US consulate in Karachi," a police spokesman said. An AFP photographer at the scene said the handover had taken place.
The US embassy in Islamabad later confirmed the FBI employee had been released on bail and remained in Karachi.
"We continue to coordinate and cooperate closely with Pakistani authorities to resolve this matter," said a spokeswoman.
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