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		MrZongle2 on Nov 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Swiss forensic report on Arafat's death I think this is a very good point. Of all the actors who would interact with Arafat, what motivated one of them to (presumably) kill him in Summer/Fall 2004? Also curious: why did his wife refuse to permit an autopsy?

Mikeb85 on Nov 6, 2013 [–]

> Also curious: why did his wife refuse to permit an autopsy?

Islam has fairly strict burial customs, and many Islamic clerics have outlawed autopsies. It isn't a universal belief, but likely figured into the equation...

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