Safe Belonging to Yasser Arafat Found in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
A safe belonging to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been found in Lebanon, media reports said.
A civilian found the safe in a piece of land behind the Golden Plaza Hotel in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The piece of land was used by Fatah as a military training ground, while the hotel served as Arafat’s residence in the 1980s.
The safe stands at a height of two meters, width of one, and weight of seven and a half tons.
It was taken to the Baabda Serail to be opened and inspected.
The National News Agency reported on Monday that the safe was opened using a special saw after being carefully inspected.
The safe was empty.
Al-Jadeed television had reported security sources as saying that the safe might have contained valuable information Arafat had wanted to safeguard after his headquarters was destroyed.
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