French prosecutors launch murder inquiry into Arafat death

French prosecutors have opened a murder inquiry into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat near Paris eight years ago, according to AFP News Agency.

French prosecutors launch murder inquiry into Arafat death
Tue, 28 Aug, 2012 - 17:17

French prosecutors have opened a murder inquiry into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat near Paris eight years ago, according to AFP News Agency.

The inquiry comes after Arafat's family launched a legal action in France last month over claims the President of the Palestinian Authority died of radioactive polonium poisoning.

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