The Palestinians on Wednesday welcomed news three French judges are preparing to travel to Ramallah to seek the exhumation of Yasser Arafat's body as part of an investigation into whether he was murdered by poison.
"We welcome the visit of the French committee that was formed to look into the late president Arafat's death," said Tawfiq Tirawi, head of the Palestinian committee investigating the circumstances of the late leader's death.
His remarks came just hours after Arafat's widow Suha said three investigative magistrates were making plans to travel to Ramallah following claims the late leader may have succumbed to poisoning by the radioactive substance polonium.
No date has been given for the trip which would involve forensic officers exhuming the body and taking samples for laboratory testing, she said in a statement.
AFP - Reuters