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George H.W. Bush spokesman in Mandela 'death' gaffe Sep 1st 2013, 22:32 WASHINGTON – A spokesman for former US president George H.W. Bush apologized on Sunday after erroneously issuing a statement of condolence stating that South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela had died. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath later explained that he circulated a prepared statement expressing Bush's sorrow at the "death" of the former South African president after misreading a Washington Post news alert about Mandela's discharge from hospital. Mandela, 95, had earlier returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday after spending three months in hospital for a respiratory illness. "The 41 statement sent this morning was the result of my mis-reading the header on the... Keep on reading: George H.W. Bush spokesman in Mandela ‘death’ gaffe Media files: george-hw-bush.jpg (image/jpeg)

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