French launch inquiry into Arafat death

Prosecutors in France have agreed to open an inquiry that will look into the 2004 murder of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Medical records state that Arafat died in a military hospital near Paris of a stroke resulting from a blood disorder, but family members have called for an investigation on claims that Arafat was died of polonium poisoning. The findings were revealed by Swiss-scientists hired by a documentary crew found traces of the radio active element polonium-210 on some of Arafat’s belongings including his trademark keffiyeh. 

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