Home>News Center>World
             
     

    Nephew: Arafat records inconclusive
    (Agencies)
    Updated: 2004-11-22 21:42

    Yasser Arafat's nephew said on Monday that medical records released by France showed no trace of known poisons in the late Palestinian leader but the cause of death remained a mystery.

    Yasser Arafat's nephew Nasser al-Kidwa, also the Palestinian observer to the United Nations, addresses reporters during a press conference in Paris, Monday, Nov. 22, 2004. Yasser Arafat's weighty medical records give no clear diagnosis for the cause of his death, but also show that toxicology tests did not find any known poisons, al-Kidwa said Monday. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died on Nov. 11, 2004 in a Paris-area military hospital after two weeks of treatment. [AP]
    Nasser al-Kidwa, Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, said the 558-page medical report gave "no clear diagnosis" of what caused his uncle's death in a French military hospital on Nov. 11 and he refused to rule out foul play.


    The question of what killed Arafat at age 75 is likely to keep the rumor mill churning and to fuel conspiracy theories for years to come. Strict privacy laws prevent French doctors from releasing details.


    "Toxicology tests were made, and no poison known to the doctors was found," al-Kidwa said, basing his comments at a news conference on the medical dossier released to him by the French military.


    "Because of the lack of clear diagnosis, a question mark remains there (about why Arafat died). Personally I believe it will remain there for some time to come," he added.


    Arafat, penned into West Bank headquarters by Israeli forces for 2-1/2 years, died of multiple organ failure. Al-Kidwa would not rule out the possibility Arafat had been poisoned by a toxin unknown to his doctors.


    Asked if he could assure Palestinians Arafat was not killed by poison, al-Kidwa said: "No I cannot assure you. This possibility could not be excluded."


    By contrast, when Arafat was in hospital in Paris before his death, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath told reporters that although the doctors' diagnosis had been inconclusive, "it rules out poisoning totally."


    NO PROOF


    Al-Kidwa said Palestinian officials accepted the conclusions of French doctors and trusted the French authorities.


    "We don't have proof that suggests there was poisoning. We don't have proof that there wasn't, in a definitive way," al-Kidwa said.


    "In all cases, I believe that the Israeli authority is largely responsible for what happened, at least because of the confinement of the late president to (his headquarters) in very bad conditions for three years."


    Israel says Arafat -- who suffered for years from tremors symptomatic of Parkinson's disease -- had access to doctors, food, running water and electricity in his West Bank compound.


    Despite a Palestinian clamor for an official statement, French doctors refused to publish Arafat's medical records, citing strict privacy laws that mean they can only be released to the next of kin.


    Al-Kidwa was given the report by the French Defense Ministry in Paris. He qualified for a copy of the file as a member of the family.


    He said he planned to hand the report to the Palestinian Authority, which has been frustrated by refusals from France and Arafat's widow Suha to hand over the medical records.


    A senior Palestinian official said al-Kidwa planned to pass on the medical report to the Palestinian leadership, who would then refer it to Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian and Tunisian doctors.

    Details of the report would remain confidential but the Palestinian public would be informed of the main points of the findings, the Palestinian official said.

    Arafat's aides had quoted doctors as saying he had weight loss and a low count of platelets, which help the blood to clot. They later said he had gone into a coma, suffered a brain hemorrhage and lost the use of his vital organs one by one.



     
      Today's Top News     Top World News
     

    APEC leaders want to revive world trade talks

     

       
     

    Sabotage not cause of airliner crash

     

       
     

    President Hu: We support battling terrorism

     

       
     

    Death toll from Hebei mine fire rises to 57

     

       
     

    Cold front from Siberia brings chilly days

     

       
     

    Falun Gong hijacks HK satellite

     

       
      APEC leaders want to revive world trade talks
       
      Ukrainian prime minister wins runoff
       
      Iraq sets election despite fresh violence
       
      Iran suspends Uranium enrichment
       
      Bush wows to work for 9/11 bill's passage
       
      Liberal sees cheating in Ukraine poll
       
     
      Go to Another Section  
     
     
      Story Tools  
       
      Related Stories  
       
    Arafat's widow retrieves medical records
       
    Arafat's diagnosis may soon be revealed
       
    Only Arafat family can get medical dossier - France
       
    Qureia asks France for Arafat records
       
    Abbas escapes Gaza shooting unharmed
       
    Palestinians set Jan. 9 for election
       
    Jailed Palestinian to run for president
      News Talk  
      Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
    Advertisement
             
    亚洲一区二区中文| 中文字幕av无码专区第一页| 中文字幕日本人妻久久久免费| 中文字幕无码不卡免费视频| 五月婷婷无码观看| 亚洲国产精品无码久久一区二区 | 无码丰满熟妇juliaann与黑人 | 永久无码精品三区在线4| 无码精品日韩中文字幕| 亚洲中文字幕伊人久久无码| 亚洲 日韩经典 中文字幕| 色爱无码AV综合区| 日韩人妻无码一区二区三区| 久久精品中文字幕无码绿巨人| 久久精品无码一区二区日韩AV| 无码一区二区三区| 中文字幕无码高清晰| 亚洲成av人片不卡无码久久| 久久久久无码精品国产不卡| 亚洲精品无码av人在线观看 | 日本中文字幕免费高清视频| 亚洲AV永久无码精品一区二区国产 | 丰满日韩放荡少妇无码视频| а中文在线天堂| 亚洲 欧美 中文 在线 视频| 久久亚洲AV无码西西人体| 久久久久久国产精品免费无码| 午夜无码伦费影视在线观看| 免费无码黄网站在线看| 国产精品99久久久精品无码| 亚洲欧美中文日韩V在线观看| 中文字幕日本高清| 中文字幕一区二区三区精彩视频| 中文字幕一精品亚洲无线一区| 中文字幕理伦午夜福利片| 被夫の上司に犯中文字幕| 亚洲欧美精品一中文字幕| 无码中文人妻在线一区二区三区 | 午夜无码中文字幕在线播放| 成?∨人片在线观看无码| 国产激情无码视频在线播放性色|