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James Thomas

No, Africans were not denied access to visit Pope Francis' body

Viral posts on X and other social media channels are alleging that the Vatican prevented African citizens from approaching Pope Francis' body to pay their respects as his body lay in state.

The posts share a video of a black man in St Peter's Basilica arguing with someone else offscreen, before he is escorted away by security, while other visitors to the Vatican look on.

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