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The State Security Committee of Belarus has prevented an assassination attempt against presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, as reported Head of the State Security Committee Valery Vakulchik, TASS reports.

According to Vakulchik, the State Security Committee received a report from Tikhanovskaya’s headquarters stating that her life was in danger.

Vakulchik added that, by the order of Aleksandr Lukashenko, 120 people were sent to protect Tikhanovskay’s headquarters.

On the morning of August 10, Lukashenko declared that Tikhanovskaya’s headquarters were under protection after receipt of operative information about provocations.

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