Nelson Mandela ambulance broke down The emergency ambulance carrying Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down, the South African presidential spokesman says. Mac Maharaj confirmed that the vehicle had engine trouble and that the former president was transferred to another ambulance. But he said there was no threat to Mr Mandela as he was surrounded by intensive care nurses the whole time. American network CBS quotes sources as saying he had to wait for 40 minutes. The CBS report says the transfer to another ambulance took place in freezing winter temperatures. Mr Mandela, 94, was being transported from Johannesburg to hospital in Pretoria in the early hours of 8 June. He was admitted in a serious condition with a recurrence of long-standing lung problems and has been in intensive care since. It is his third stay in hospital this year.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:02:08 +0000
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