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Mandela’s body arrives Pretoria

Written By gideon oluseyi on Wednesday 11 December 2013 | 11:21

The body of Nelson Mandela arrived at Pretoria's Union Buildings early on Wednesday

The body of Nelson Mandela arrived at Pretoria's Union Buildings early on Wednesday

The body of Nelson Mandela has arrived at the main government building in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, where it will lie in state for three days.

His remains were taken in procession from a hospital mortuary to the Union Buildings.

Members of the public lined the route to form a "guard of honour".

The public, invited heads of state and international guests will be able to view the body of the former president who died last Thursday, aged 95.

He will be buried in his home village of Qunu in Eastern Cape province on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of South Africans joined scores of world leaders for a national memorial service on Tuesday as part of a series of commemorations.

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