Watch: Moment Botswana's president feels weight of giant diamond

Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, couldn't hide his surprise as he held the world's second largest diamond.

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"God is good," he exclaimed as the 2,492-carat stone was unveiled.

A Canadian mining company, Lucara, discovered the diamond in the Karowe diamond mine.

The world's largest stone was 3,106-carat and was found in South Africa in 1905.

Read more about the huge stone here.

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