Former FSB leader Arafat will be exhumed this year . The use of polonium-210 as a poison hit the headlines in 2006 , when it was used to kill Alexander Litvinenko , a former KGB agent who came to Britain in 2000 after turning whistle-blower on the FSB , the KGB 's successor . Forensic experts from three countries will take samples from his remains for testing . `` This is necessary to reach the truth '' in Arafat 's death , says investigator . Palestinians officials want to know if Yasser Arafat was poisoned with a radioactive element .
Former FSB leader Arafat will be exhumed this year . Forensic experts from three countries will take samples from his remains for testing . `` This is necessary to reach the truth '' in Arafat 's death , says investigator . Palestinians officials want to know if Yasser Arafat was poisoned with a radioactive element .