Sunday 15 December 2013

Mandela's body returned to His South African Hometown-Qunu

Military officers salute as Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela watches over the` casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela as it arrives at the Mandela residence in Qunu, South Africa, December 14, 2013. Mandela will be put to rest after funeral services on Sunday. (AP Photo/Elmond Jiyane, GCIS)
Nelson Mandela’s body returned to his childhood home Saturday after a long and emotional procession wound its way past thousands of mourners lining the streets to say goodbye.Well-wishers sang and danced as a mile-long convoy including a black Mercedes carrying Mandela's South African flag-draped coffin drove past the dusty entrance to Qunu village...see more photos after cut ..
Military officers accompany the casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela.
South Africans line the road leading from Mthatha to Qunu, the village of the late South African president Nelson Mandela, as the hearse carrying Mandela's coffin, preceded by motorcycle outriders passes through the village of Queque, near Qunu.
Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege leaves Mthatha
People gather in Mthatha waiting for the funeral cortege of former South African president Nelson Mandela to pass by on its way to his family's rural home.
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