http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20031008/wl_mideast_afp/mideast_arafat_health_031008004231Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) suffered a mild heart attack last week, but the news was not made public for fear it would "create panic".
"Although he has had a slight heart attack, the doctors say he will make a full recovery. He is in full control. There is nothing to worry about," the aide, who did not wish to be named, told the Guardian, a London-based newspaper.
Asked why it had not been made public at the time, the official said the news would "have created panic at a critical time when the Israelis are threatening Arafat's life".
The Guardian reported that Israeli officials said Arafat's health was not a factor as the government considered whether or not to carry out its threat to "remove" the 74-year-old Palestinian leader, who has appeared pale in recent days.
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