Arafat to be buried in Ramallah when he dies: Palestinian officials
10/11/2004 17:01
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be buried at his
headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah when he dies, Palestinian
officials said Wednesday.
The Muqata compound, where Arafat had been confined
to in the past two and a half years, is just a few kilometers from Jerusalem.
The Palestinians had hoped to bury their veteran leader in Jerusalem, which was
strongly opposed by Israel.
Arafat's condition deteriorated Tuesday and his
coma deepened.
But after checking Arafat's health state firsthand Tuesday at
the Percy military hospital near Paris, Palestinian leaders said he was still
alive despite being in a coma for several days.
Xinhua
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