Mandela suffers recurrence of lung infection

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Alexander Joe / AFP - Getty ImagesFormer South Africa President Nelson Mandela, seen here in murals painted on a Soweto wall, is being treated in the hospital for a lung infection.By NBC News staff and wire reportsFormer South African President Nelson Mandela has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection, according to a government statement Tuesday.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld  Mandela, 94, was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical tests, although the government said then that there was no cause for alarm.

A statement was posted Tuesday on the South African president’s website providing an update on his condition.

“Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment,” it said.

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