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President: Mandela may spend more days in hospital

By Washington Examiner
Published December 18, 2012 4:44pm ET
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President: Mandela may spend more days in hospital
FILE - This photo taken Monday Aug. 6, 2012 shows former South African President Nelson Mandela when he met with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, unseen, at his home in Qunu, South Africa. Mandela on Friday, Dec 14 2012 entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection as questions grow about where he is receiving treatment. The 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy has been hospitalized since Saturday, first undergoing tests and later being diagnosed with the ailment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File) | Jacquelyn Martin

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma says anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela could spend a few more days in the hospital for care.

In a statement Tuesday, Zuma said that the 94-year-old needs “extraordinary care” because of his age.

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