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11/20/2004:

"Arafat's hospital file taken by widow"

YASSIR ARAFAT'S widow visited yesterday the French hospital where he died and retrieved his widely sought medical records, just as his nephew was about to collect them.

The French authorities had earlier indicated that they would hand over the file to Arafat's nephew, Nasser al-Qidwa, who had been sent to Paris by the Palestinian Authority in an effort to resolve questions about the cause of death.

The secrecy surrounding the Palestinian leader's death in France last week has provided fertile ground for rumours in the Arab world that he had been poisoned. There were also questions to be answered about the care that Arafat had received in Ramallah and in France. Arafat's doctor has asked for an autopsy.

Full Article : timesonline.co.uk