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\f0\fs24 \cf2 (Image Source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://news.sky.com/story/1015881/yasser-arafats-body-to-be-exhumed-next-week"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Sky News}})\ \uc0\u8232
\b BY JOHN O\'92CONNOR\uc0\u8232 Anchor Candice Aviles
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Palestinian officials say the body of former leader Yasser Arafat
will be exhumed on Tuesday to discover whether or not he was poisoned. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://news.sky.com/story/1015881/yasser-arafats-body-to-be-exhumed-next-week"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Sky News}} has the details.\uc0\u8232
\u8232 \b \'93Arafat died eight years ago after suddenly
falling ill, leading to suggestions that he had been poisoned. Traces of a lethal radioactive
substance were found on his clothing earlier this year \'85 \'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 The radioactive substance discovered was
\b Polonium-210 \b0 . According to the Associated Press, the
rare substance is extremely lethal if ingested \'97
\b less than 1 gram, or 0.04 ounces of the silver powder is sufficient to kill an adult.
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Polonium is said to be attractive to assassins because the radiation
is undetectable by most scanners and only harms humans if consumed or inhaled.\u8232
\u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/24/world/meast/west-bank-arafat/?hpt=hp_t3"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNN reports}} \'85 \'93
\b The use of polonium-210 as a poison hit the headlines in 2006, when it was used to
kill \'85 a former KGB...\'94 \b0 CNN says
\b \'85 researchers \'85 found high levels of toxic polonium-210 after testing Arafat's
toothbrush, clothing and \'85 the distinctive black-and-white headscarf he often wore.\'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.aljazeera.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3
\ul \ulc3 A correspondent for Al Jazeera says}} the Palestinians accuse the Israelis of poisoning
their former leader, and the exhumation will give them the evidence to prove it.\uc0\u8232
\u8232 \b \'93They have the evidence they say that
Israel was behind his assassination, and now they want that kind of evidence to support
the ongoing criminal investigation.\'94\'a0 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 A BBC correspondent reports}} three
teams from France, Russia, and Switzerland will each take independent samples of Arafat\'92s
remains, but it might be difficult to find traces of Polonium because it\'92s half-life
is only 4 or 5 years.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93What the Palestinians are saying is
that they still believe it\'92s possible that traces of Polonium could be found \'85 The
will look at that and see if it does confirm that Yasser Arafat was murdered \'85 \'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/24/yasser-arafat-body-exhumed-tests"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 According to the Guardian}}, the samples will only take a few hours to
collect. Afterwards, a closed military service will be held for Arafat before he is reburied.\'a0\
}