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Belarus Opposition Candidate Tsikhanouskaya Flees to Lithuania

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   Belarus opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya'¯said Tuesday she
   fled to neighboring Lithuania, after a second night of post-election
   demonstrations in Belarus with clashes between protesters and police.

   Tsikhanouskaya, who rejected the official results that showed her
   losing to longtime President Alexander Lukashenko, said leaving Belarus
   was a "difficult decision," but that she did so for the sake of her
   children.

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