Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is a step closer to being prosecuted in France after Belgium authorities approved his extradition.
Abdeslam was arrested on March 18 - four months after 130 people were murdered by extremists with allegiance to so-called Islamic State.
He answered some investigators' questions but then exercised his right to silence after deadly attacks in Brussels on March 22.
Abdeslam had initially objected to being extradited but changed his mind and now "wishes to cooperate with the French authorities", his lawyer said.
Belgian prosecutors said France and Belgium would now discuss how Abdeslam would be transferred to France.
Credit: ITV news
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