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epa03736002 (FILE) A file picture dated 20 July 2005 shows Nobel Peace Prize winner and iconic political prisoner Nelson Mandela during his birthday party at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Johannesburg, South Africa. Former South African president Nelson Mandela was rushed 08 June 2013 to hospital, where he is in 'serious but stable condition,' the presidency said. The 94-year-old was taken to hospital in Pretoria for a recurrence of a lung infection after his condition deteriorated around 1:30 am (2330 GMT Friday), according to a statement from President Jacob Zuma. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK