Arafat 'weak with flu'

Yasser Arafat’s advisers denied a report today that he suffered a mild heart attack, but said the 74-year-old Palestinian leader was suffering from a stomach flu and continues to be weak.

In brief appearances this week, Arafat looked drawn and pale and his lower lip trembled. He spoke with great effort and with prompting from his chief adviser, Nabil Abu Rdeneh.