Abbas to ask Swiss experts to sample Arafat's remains

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will appeal to Swiss experts who conducted tests on the belongings of Yasser Arafat, to take sampling of his remains, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Sunday.

"President Abbas has ordered one of his medical advisers to immediately contact the experts of the Swiss Institute who examined the clothes of Yasser Arafat to ask them to come immediately to take samples from Arafat's remains," Erekat said. (AFP)