Joe Biden drops claims about meeting Nelson Mandela

Presidential candidate’s campaign forced to admit that he was not detained in apartheid South Africa

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Joe Biden visits a memorial to former South African President Nelson Mandela outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C
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Joe Biden has been forced to admit that he was not arrested in South Africa while trying to see Nelson Mandela

The US presidential contender had repeatedly said he was arrested during a trip to see Mandela during the 1970s, when South Africa was still under apartheid.

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