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South Africa's Zulu people gather to mourn king

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Hundreds of Zulu mourners gather to pay their respects at the funeral King Goodwill Zwelithini, monarch of South Africa's largest ethnic group. Zwelithini was the longest-serving monarch in Zulu history, reigning for half a century through years of apartheid and democratic transition. He died early on Friday, aged 72, after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. IMAGES

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