Arafat in temporary stone coffin to await re-interment in Jerusalem

YASSER ARAFAT will be buried at his West Bank headquarters in a stone coffin, not a wooden one, to allow his re-interment at a later time in Jerusalem, top aides said yesterday.

His military funeral is being held today at modest mosque at Cairo airport.

The relatively humble ceremonies planned reflect the security concerns of Egyptian officials, who sought a venue for condolence calls that limited any risk of an outpouring of popular emotion that might flare out of control.