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Arafat Inquest: AIDS, poison unlikely; infection caused constant defecation
By: New York Times   
Published: September 8, 2005   
 
Yasser Arafat's medical records from the French military hospital where he died in November, held in tight secrecy, reveal that he died of a stroke that resulted from a bleeding disorder caused by an unknown infection, a New York Times investigation indicates.

The Times inquiry indicates that the initial symptom of the Palestinian's demise was incessant defecation. "Arafat's final illness began suddenly when he vomited and had abdominal pain and watery diarrhea hours after his supper in his compound in Ramallah, where the Israelis had kept him isolated for three years. These symptoms, including a constant urge to defecate."

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What killed Arafat? Infection a mystery  - (The New York Times)  09.8.2005
 
 

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