Thousands Attend Nelson Mandela's Funeral

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was laid to rest after 10 days of mourning for the revered anti-apartheid leader. Under a mostly sunny blue sky, a military procession carried Mandela's casket to a gravesite in his rural hometown of Qunu on Sunday. After a brief service, soldiers fired a 21-round salute, military planes flew overhead and the body was lowered into its grave. Earlier, more than 4,000 attended an emotional funeral program Sunday, where...

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