According to the AP, the 94-year-old Mandela, who had been hospitalized with respiratory trouble since Dec. 8, will receive more medical care at his Johannesburg home.
Mandela was diagnosed with a lung infection and also underwent gallstone surgery during his hospital stay, the news agency said. He had contracted tuberculosis during his 27-year prison stay in the apartheid era, CBS/AP noted.
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