Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Averting an escalating diplomatic spat, Pakistan freed an FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan after authorities said he tried to carry ammunition, knives and electronic devices onto a plane in Karachi.
The Associated Press reports that Joel Cox, of the Miami Field Office, released on nearly $10,000 bail, just three days after he was arrested.
A Pakistani investigation found that Cox had no criminal intentions.
U.S. officials said Cox forgot to the equipment was in his luggage.
The investigation has been submitted to the court, where Cox faces charges of carrying unauthorized ammunition on a civilian flight.
