“He(Yasser Arafat) was telling me about the situation he is living in. He said that all the buildings around his residence have been destroyed and they are -- they are on fire. And he told me that there is five people have been killed and they cannot move them. And about 40 persons were injured, and they cannot transfer them to the hospital.”

—  Rafic Hariri

Speaking to CNN, about the attack on Arafat's compound, Ramallah, 29 March 2002. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0203/29/lt.12.html

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