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reuters

An Egyptian court on Tuesday released the former chief of staff of toppled President Hosni Mubarak from custody on a 200,000 Egyptian pound bail pending further investigation, the court said.

Zakaria Azmi, one of Mubarak's closest aides, was detained for 15 days on April 7 as part of an investigation into allegations of illegal gains. He has been remanded twice since, each time for 15 days, court officials said.

The court said the decision to release Azmi came after deliberations at the appeals court in Nasr City, a Cairo suburb.