Yasser Arafat's Jordanian physician demanded an autopsy of the body due to the unclear reasons for the Palestinian leader's death.

"One of the causes of platelet deficiency is poison," said Ashraf al-Kurdi's, who examined Arafat before he was taken to Paris.

Although "not definitive, I believe the highest reason for Arafat's mysterious death is poisoning," al-Kurdi said.

"Therefore, there should be an autopsy performed," added the Jordanian neurologist.

Gen. Christian Estripeau, spokesperson at the French hospital where Arafat was treated, would not comment.

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