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Summary The Palestinian Authority welcomed murder enquiry into Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death.
The decision has been taken by French prosecutors on Tuesday.We welcome this decision and (Palestinian) president Mahmud Abbas has officially asked French President Franois Hollande to help us to investigate the circumstances of the martyrdom of late President Arafat, senior Palestinian official Saeb Erakat told AFP.The French decision on the probe comes after Arafats family launched legal action in France last month over claims the veteran Palestinian leader died of radioactive polonium poisoning.
