Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Was Former PLO Leader Yasser Arafat Poisoned With Polonium?



Arafat's Widow Calls To Exhume His Body -- Al Jazeera

A nine-month investigation suggests that the late Palestinian leader may have been poisoned with polonium.

It was a scene that riveted the world for weeks: The ailing Yasser Arafat, first besieged by Israeli tanks in his Ramallah compound, then shuttled to Paris, where he spent his final days undergoing a barrage of medical tests in a French military hospital.

Eight years after his death, it remains a mystery exactly what killed the longtime Palestinian leader. Tests conducted in Paris found no obvious traces of poison in Arafat’s system. Rumors abound about what might have killed him – cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, even allegations that he was infected with HIV.

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More News On The Accusations That Yassar Arafat Was Poisoned With Polonium

Abbas calls for Arafat death investigation
-- Al Jazeera
Palestinians: Arafat's body can be exhumed over poison claim -- Reuters
Arafat belongings test high for radioactivity, scientist says -- CNN
Was Yasser Arafat poisoned with Polonium? Lab tests find 'unexplained, elevated' traces of radioactive substance on leader's clothes -- Daily Mail
Yasser Arafat poison claim: No plans to exhume body -- BBC
Scientists: Radioactive polonium-210 found on Yasser Arafat's toothbrush, clothes -- MSNBC/Reuters
Palestinians call for investigation into Yasser Arafat poison claims -- The Telegraph
Palestinians seek int'l probe into Arafat's death -- AFP
Al-Jazeera: Arafat may have been poisoned -- UPI
Palestinian Authority agrees to exhume Arafat's body over new poison claims -- Haaretz

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