The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela

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Flowers and tributes are left on the Nelson Mandela statue on Parliament Square in London
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

The death of global anti-apartheid icon and South Africa's liberation leader,Mandela has unleashed a chorus of awed respect from across the worlds of politics, religion, sport and culture.
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A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard near a wreath of flowers and a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela displayed outside the South African Embassy in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Mandela has died at age 95. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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An artist who goes by the name "Franco the Great" stands in front of a mural of South African leader Nelson Mandela that he painted in 1995, and later added U.S. President Barack Obama, on 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 95. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Harlem,USA
The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela
Aledaide,Australia
The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela
Mexico city,Mexico
The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela
Berlin,Germany
The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela
Chicago,USA
Crowd gathers outside the South Africa embassy near a statue of Nelson Mandela, after his passing, in Washington
Washington,USA
Pedestrians pass beneath the Apollo Theatre marquee commemorating the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. South Africa's first black president died Thursday after a long illness. He was 95. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
New York,USA
A man walks past a mural of the former South African President Nelson Mandela that reads in Portuguese: "Eduction and teaching are the most powerful weapons which you can use to change the world", left, and "if people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love", in Loures, on the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Mandela passed away Thursday night after a long illness. He was 95. As word of Mandela's death spread, current and former presidents, athletes and entertainers, and people around the world spoke about the life and legacy of the former South African leader. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Portugal
The Norwegian flag flies at half-mast as a mark of respect following the death of former South African President Mandela, at the Houses of Parliament in Oslo
Olso,Norway
A well-wisher writes a message on a poster of Nelson Mandela on which he and others have written their messages of condolence and support, in the street outside his old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Flags were lowered to half-staff and people in black townships, in upscale mostly white suburbs and in South Africa's vast rural grasslands commemorated Nelson Mandela with song, tears and prayers on Friday while pledging to adhere to the values of unity and democracy that he embodied. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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The world reacts to the death of Nelson Mandela
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Chinese residents bow to a banner bearing a picture of former South African President Mandela as they pay tribute in front of the South African Embassy in Beijing
Beijing,China
Children hold earthen lamps in tribute to former South African President Mandela, organized by Aafia Movement in Karachi
Karachi
A woman lays flowers in tribute at the foot of the Nelson Mandela statue in Parliament Square, in London, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Mandela passed away Thursday night after a long illness. He was 95. As word of Mandela's death spread, current and former presidents, athletes and entertainers, and people around the world spoke about the life and legacy of the former South African leader. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
London,UK

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