COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Friday released on bail a news agency journalist arrested on a charge of trespassing while covering the aftermath of the bombings.
A court in , north of , granted bail to New Delhi-based photographer Danish Siddiqui, an official said.
“He was asked to provide a surety bail. It was done and he was released from custody, but a formal hearing will be on May 9,” a court official said.
Police said they arrested the photographer following a complaint from a school in Katana, north of Colombo, which accused him of trespassing.
Reuters news agency declined to comment.
has been on edge since the April 21 attacks that killed 257 people and wounded nearly 500.
The country is under a state of emergency giving greater powers to police and security forces to arrest and detain suspects.
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