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Exclusive. A nineyearold mystery partially solved. Swiss scientists now say Yasser Arafat was poisoned, but we still dont know who did it. First though found poison in his clothes. Then they found it in his bones. The Scientists Say they clearly say polonium with 85 confidence. The family received a letter from their lawyer. If i was judge and jury, this is stone cold certain. This is beyond any doubt in my opinion that it was polonium that caused the death of Yasser Arafat. Reporter for widow and daughter, it was 100 prove. It was as if they told me he just died. I will not stop. Me and my daughter will go to all courts to all over the world to punish whoever did this crime. Now that i have proof that he was poisoned i feel relief, closure, now i need to know who killed him, the motion and ambition behind it 2346 more than 40 years of reas much has led scientists to knowledge how about the amount of polonium in the skill. It was several times higher than normal. The report rules out a
Swift Scientists Say that the leader was poisoned with polonium. We have this al jazeera exclusive. First they found high amounts of polonium 210 in Yasser Arafats clothes. Then they found high rates in his bones. This one page report after the exhumation of arafats body last november. They favor polonium poisoning with 83 confidence. The arafat family received the results from their lawyer along with an analysis from forensic scientists david barclay. If i were a jury, this is stone cold certain. There is no doubt that that it was polonium that caused the death of Yasser Arafat. When we received the results, it was just like he just died. I will not stop. Me and my daughter will go to call courts in all over the world to punish who did this crime. Now that i have proof that he was poisoned, i feel relief, actually, final closure for me will be knowing who killed him, and the motive and ambition behind it 2347 more than 40 years of research have given scientists knowledge of the normal
We begin with an al jazeera exclusive report on the death of Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat. He died nine years ago at a Military Hospital in paris. But now swiss scientists are saying the former plo leader was poisoned. They said the Radioactive Material was found in his ribs and pelvis, and in the soil near where he was buried. Clayton swisher has more. Reporter first they found abnormally high amounts in his clotheds. Now they have discovered a high presence of the radioactive substance inside his bones. Swiss scientists produced this report after the exhumation order. The arafat family received the results from their lawyer along with analysis from professor of forensic science. If i was a judge and jury this is absolutely stone cold certain. It was palonium that caused the death of Yasser Arafat. When they came with the results, when they told me he just died, i will not stop. Me and my daughter will go to all courts all over the world to punish who did this crime. I feel a bit
That torrez and lets do some science. We are back for another exciting show and lindsay you can start us off. This is important to you as a mother. I did a story on ballistic backpacks and bulletproof backpacks. One being a former cia officer who thinks any layer of added security is good and one as a mom in do i really want to give my kids the idea that this kind of technology is going to keep them safe . Lets have a look. As a former cia agent i learned how to shoot a variety of guns. So when techknow asked me to cover a story about the trend in bulletproof back to school supplies, it intrigued me. As a former operative and as a mom. Back to School Shopping its always the most stressful time of year for parents like me who are not prepared and now weve got one more thing to worry about some parents are buying items like this insert intended to bulletproof backpacks to their back to School Shopping list. In the wake of the sandy hook shooting, its no surprise that this year security i