United Nations officials have confirmed that a former Bosnian Croat general has died after drinking a phial of poison at a tribunal in The Hague.

Seconds after his war crimes sentence of 20 years was upheld during an appeal hearing at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Slobodan Praljak, shouted out angrily: 'Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict'

• Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after drinking poison in UN courtroom