PARIS, Nov. 11, 2004 — World leaders yesterday mourned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died after a brain haemorrhage at a Paris military hospital, aged 75. His flag-draped coffin was flown from France to Cairo for a funeral attended by foreign dignitaries, then on to Ramallah for burial.
President Hosni Mubarak called him “a historic leader who led his people with courage” and declared three days of mourning in Egypt. Parliamentary speaker Rawhi Fattouh will act as interim president, with elections due within 60 days.
