Nelson Mandela back in hospital with lung infection

AFP , Thursday 28 Mar 2013

S.African President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela returns to hospital due a 'lung infection'

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been hospitalised with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said Thursday.

The 94-year-old was admitted "due to the recurrence of his lung infection" just before midnight on Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement.

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