Charles Taylor denies cannibalism

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has denied eating human flesh or ordering militias to eat their enemies.

Speaking at his war crimes trial in The Hague, Mr Taylor was quoted as saying accusations of cannibalism levelled against him were "total nonsense".

Some of Mr Taylor's former fighters have previously told the court that he had ordered them to eat their enemies.

Mr Taylor has denied 11 charges related to the civil war in Sierra Leone, Liberia's neighbour.