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Former South African
President, Nelson Mandela 94,
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Enthusiasts come within inches of death after military aircraft misses the runway
A crowd of about 1,000 had gathered to watch the final landing of the Transall C-160 military plane as it approached the Ballenstedt airfield in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. All appeared to be going smoothly until the pilot suddenly reported that he could not see the start of the runway from his cockpit - and came down on a side road where many of the spotters were standing. As some fled screaming in terror, the braver or more foolhardy stood their ground (circled), keeping their cameras trained on the 31-ton aircraft to catch every second of the action - video of which has now emerged online.
Nelson Mandela released from hospital
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Nelson Mandela was
discharged from hospital on Wednesday night after undergoing nearly three weeks
of treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.
A spokesman for President Jacob Zuma
confirmed that Mr Mandela was transported to his home in
Johannesburg’s Houghton neighbourhood, where he will continue to recover under
the close watch of his personal doctors.
Mr Mandela, who is 94, was flown on December
8 from his rural residence in Qunu village to the capital Pretoria, where he
spent 19 days in hospital receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection.
Doctors also discovered that he had developed
gallstones and he had surgery to have them removed.
It was his longest hospital stay since coming
out of prison in 1990 after 27 years in detention.
South Africa’s first black president spent
Christmas Day in hospital, where he was visited by wife Graca Machel and
members of the Mandela family, along with Mr Zuma, who said he was “looking
much better” and “in good spirits”.
THE QUEEN IS BACK IN FORM
The Queen
is back in fine form for Christmas service after missing church with a cold, two
days ago. The 86 year old queen looked radiant in Sandringham in turquoise Peter
Enrione dress
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