belarusian dictator alexander lukashenko said that the group of terrorists, who shot people in moscow, was moving towards the border with belarus, but changed plans due to increased security measures and turned towards the Ukrainian-russian border. This UNN reports with reference to the pro-government belarusian media.
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lukashenka said that terrorists could not take refuge in belarus because of increased security measures at the border.
There was no way they were going into belarus. They saw that. So they turned away and went to the section of the Ukrainian-russian border
He said that when information was received that a car with terrorists was moving towards bryansk, it was agreed that belarus would block its part of the direction of the likely movement of the criminals, and the russian side would block its part.
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As the BBC notes, lukashenko's words contradict those of putin and other representatives of the russian security services that the shooters had planned in advance to enter Ukraine after the terrorist attack. putin, as well as security council secretary patrushev and fsu director bortnikov have already said this in russia.