Mandela lying in state: police stop the queue for the day Up to 14,000 people viewed Nelson Mandela's body on the first day of his lying in state, the government said Thursday, announcing that shuttle services for the second day had reached capacity. Thousands more queued to see the body on Thursday, and authorities urged mourners who had not started queuing by late afternoon to return early on Friday. Images and voxpops of people disappointed as the police stop the queue for the day to see Nelson Mandela's coffin