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Nelson Mandela is on life support, unable to breathe on his own, an elder in the South African icon's clan said Wednesday, all but extinguishing hopes for the Anti-apartheid hero's recovery.
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"Yes, he is using machines to breathe," Napilisi Mandela told AFP after visit the much-loved 94 year old's bedside. "It is bad, but what can we do," added the elder who usually presides over family rituals and meetings.
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Mandela -- whose 95th birthday is on July 18 -- has been hospitalised four times since December, mostly for a recurring lung infection dating back to his time in jail for sabotage against the apartheid government.
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A man paints a picture as people gather to leave messages of support for former South African President Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 26, 2013.
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Children gather to leave messages of support for former South African President Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 26, 2013.
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