French Report: Yasser Arafat Was Not Poisoned

Mr Arafat remains an icon for many Palestinians

Mystery Into Yasser Arafat's Death Continues As Leaked French Autopsy Reveals He Died Of Natural Causes, NOT Polonium Poisoning -- Daily Mail

* Yasser Arafat's corpse was tested by a Swiss forensic team this year
* But today fresh claims emerged about test results on his body
* Experts opened Arafat's grave in West Bank city of Ramallah last year
* Team took samples from his body to seek evidence of alleged poisoning

French experts have ruled out a theory that Yasser Arafat was killed by poisoning, according to a source close to the investigation into the Palestinian leader's 2004 death.

'The report rules out the poisoning theory and goes in the sense of a natural death,' the source told AFP.

The French experts' findings differ significantly from those of Swiss scientists, who said last month that their research offered some support for the suggestion Arafat was killed by polonium poisoning.

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French Experts Rule Out Claims That Yasser Arafat Was Poisoned

French experts rule out Arafat poisoning -- Al Jazeera
Yasser Arafat 'was not poisoned' - leaked French report -- BBC
Yasser Arafat not poisoned, French experts say -- CBC/Reuters
French expert report: No proof Arafat was poisoned -- USA Today/AP
French Findings Say Arafat Was Not Poisoned -- Voice of America
Yasser Arafat poisoning allegations challenged by French research group -- The Verge
French Probe Reportedly Concludes Arafat Died Of Natural Causes -- Radio Free Europe