Russian report says evidence is ‘inconclusive’ that Yasser Arafat died from poison

“The outcome of the comprehensive report on the levels of Polonium-210 and the development of his illness does not give sufficient evidence to support the decision that Polonium-210 caused acute radiation syndrome leading to death.”

— Dr. Abdullah Bashir, commenting on the conclusions from a Russian report, which investigated claims that Yasser Arafat died from polonium poisoning in 2004.

While the report states that the evidence is not conclusive that poison was the cause of death, Russian experts did discover “large amounts” of the radioactive isotope in his remains.