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Yasser Arafat was poisoned, says doctor
Friday July 13, 2012 08:18:52 AM,
IANS
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Ramallah: Former
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died after consuming an unknown
poison, a Jordanian doctor claimed Thursday.
Arafat's medical reports suggest that he was poisoned by a toxic
substance, but it was not examined at that time, Xinhua quoted
Abdullah al-Basheer as saying.
Al-Basheer, who launched an inquiry into the case, was speaking to
reporters in West Bank.
Mahmoud Abbas, Arafat's successor, ordered a probe after al-Jazeera
TV concluded in an investigative report that Arafat was poisoned
with radioactive polonium.
To confirm the report, Arafat's body needs to be exhumed for
tests. The Palestinian leadership said it is ready to dig up
Arafat's remains for the probe.
Arafat died at a French hospital near Paris, three weeks after he
was airlifted from his West Bank headquarters, where he spent his
last two years.
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