France arrests Central African war crimes suspect

French authorities have arrested a man suspected of committing atrocities in the Central African Republic and he will face extradition to The Hague, the International Criminal Court said on Tuesday.

The court said France had carried out an arrest warrant for Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, who prosecutors say was the senior leader of the Anti-Balaka militia that carried out systematic attacks on the country's Muslim population in 2013-2014.