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The Latest: Extradition approved for Paris suspect Abdeslam

Soldiers search a wooded area in Marke, Belgium, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Authorities are searching a wooded, residential area close to the French border amid reports that the action is linked to the recent arrest of a man in Paris suspected of planning an attack. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) Soldiers search a wooded area in Marke, Belgium, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Authorities are searching a wooded, residential area close to the French border amid reports that the action is linked to the recent arrest of a man in Paris suspected of planning an attack. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

By Associated Press March 31, 2016 3 min read

BRUSSELS (AP) – The Latest on the extremist attacks in Brussels and Paris (all times local):

6:10 p.m.

Belgian judicial authorities have approved in principle the extradition of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France.

After two court sessions on Thursday, the federal prosecutor’s office said “the transfer is allowed,” and added that French and Belgian authorities will “jointly discuss and decide on the further steps of the transfer.”

The statement said Abdeslam gave the “clear consent” for the transfer.