Reasons for the investigation
- "Unexplained, elevated" level of polonium-210 on Arafat's clothing, keffiyeh and toothbrush
- Highest levels found on items with bodily fluids
- Toothbrush measured 54 millibecquerels (mBq); underwear 180mBq compared with 6.7mBq from another man's specimen underwear
- More than 60% of polonium was not from natural sources
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"Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, says a Swiss forensic report obtained by al-Jazeera.
Arafat's medical records say he died in 2004 from a stroke resulting from a blood disorder.
But his body was exhumed last year amid continuing claims he had been poisoned.
The Swiss report said "unexpectedly high levels" of radioactive polonium had been found, which "moderately" supported the poisoning theory.
But they stressed that there were several critical problems with their investigation, including that it had been based on limited samples, that eight years had passed between his death and testing and that the "chain of custody" of some of the specimens was unclear.
Speaking in Paris, Arafat's widow, Suha, said the results revealed "a real crime, a political assassination".
"This has confirmed all our doubts. It is scientifically proved that he didn't die a natural death and we have scientific proof that this man was killed."
Reuters said she did not name any suspects and acknowledged that her husband had had many enemies in his lifetime."
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