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Peruvian prisoners hold vigil for Mandela

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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Prisoners at the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima, Peru held a candlelight vigil for Nelson Mandela on Friday (December 13).<br/> <br />They said they wanted to honour one of the world's most famous inmates, who held on to his principles during his 27 years behind bars.<br/> <br />The ceremony included songs and poetry.<br/> <br />One of the inmates at the Lima prison is South African Martin Dean Bell, who said: "God, bless Madiba. Thank you for all the changes you have done."<br/> <br />The prison director said Mandela was a universal citizen, who was neither just South African, a prisoner, or a president. He was an example of humanity, Director Luis Guadalupe said.<br/> <br />Mandela will be buried at a state funeral on Sunday in his ancestral home in Qunu, south of Johannesburg.

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