South Africa says former president Nelson Mandela remains in "serious but stable" condition as he gets treatment for a recurring lung infection.
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![Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture created in the likeness of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in Puri, India, June 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ecf67c64-bfbb-40c9-8ba6-30af102b51c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture created in the likeness of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in Puri, India, June 9, 2013.
![A child places messages of support for former South African President Nelson Mandela outside his house in Johannesburg, June 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6ea4bce9-2977-4b92-94c7-1b0b281432b2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child places messages of support for former South African President Nelson Mandela outside his house in Johannesburg, June 9, 2013.
![Visitors to Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg pass beneath a statue of the former president, April 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ae7d095-159c-41fe-903d-19bfc0475a6b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors to Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg pass beneath a statue of the former president, April 1, 2013.
![Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on February 11, 1990.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5a87f505-03ae-48ba-9baf-50010a33724b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on February 11, 1990.