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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 5 Dec 2013

    Reaction and latest updates following Nelson #Mandela's death http://bbc.in/1f1KDxU  follow BBC coverage on Twitter http://bbc.in/1f1KDxW 

    10:41 PM - 5 Dec 2013
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    • Linda Harris Jo Carver we're all technically skeletons Willem van der Knaap Hayley Golton papatiti vee BaronBrunswick Kiki Its_Alkanchi
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      1. Daniel Onward‏ @onwardd 5 Dec 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” - Nelson Mandela @bbcbreaking

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      1. Franky‏ @RangersFranky 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking he’s a dirty terrorist!!

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      1. some issues‏ @frebde 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking A prefect match gr8 leader 4 the great people of SA. Cheers

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      1. some issues‏ @frebde 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Mission accomplished 4 Mr. Mandella.10Q 4 z gr8 S.African people who walked along and supported their hero through his journey

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      1. Wilton Mfune‏ @Superwilt 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I am deeply saddened over the death of my hero..Nelson Madiba Mandela

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      1. Priscilla Mathebula‏ @mathebula_pri 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking : Hawu!! Tata you played a leading role, may ur soul rest in peace..

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      1. Ned Fowden‏ @Nedzs 6 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I know #mandela is story de jour today, but how about a little love for the #east #coast of #england being #flooded

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      1. cassim mkwanda‏ @CMkwanda 6 Dec 2013
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        @bbcbreaking @bbcworld

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      1. Missing Buddha‏ @MissingBuddha 5 Dec 2013
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        You will be missed @BBCBreaking - following Nelson #Mandela's death coverage on Twitter http://bbc.in/1f1KDxW 

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      1. Oluma John‏ @charisoluma 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking We just lost of man, that commands change. R.I.P. "Madiba"

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      1. Lars Ekenbrunn‏ @Ekenbrunn 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld rest in peace Mandela, thank you for making the world a better place to live!

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      1. paul connew‏ @paulconnew1 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking If courage&conviction were the qualities of Mandela's inspirational life,SA's leaders will need the same to preserve his legacy

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      1. Elisabeth Nilsson‏ @NilssonEbeth 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking May he rest in Peace!

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      1. richard newton‏ @corky776 5 Dec 2013
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        @bbcbreaking enough already. There is more news than this!

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      1. Donald Francis‏ @SCDPMadisonAve 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking report responsibly Honor Mandela's life, report what we South Africans have achieved For Nelson avoid the imperialist view

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      1. Man Kgosi‏ @Kgosi37321 5 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking as south Africans we have notice ignorant uninformed ones saying our leader is a terorrist. But its due to being ill informed

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      1. ibrahim‏ @maigandi 6 Dec 2013
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