British tourist Naomi Coleman poses for a photograph after she was arrested at the country's main international airport and later ordered with deportation for having a tattoo of the Buddha, in Colombo on April 22, 2014
Colombo (AFP) - A 37-year-old British nurse recounted Tuesday her "hellish" experience in Sri Lanka after she was arrested and sent to a deportation centre for sporting a Buddha tattoo deemed offensive by authorities.
Naomi Coleman was arrested at the country's main international airport on Monday shortly after her arrival on a flight from neighbouring India and appeared before a magistrate who ordered her deportation, police said in a statement.
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