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World leaders (especially dictators) are known to have lookalikes and decoys to foil assassination. Is this a dangerous job? Have there been any instances of them being 'assassinated'?

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World leaders (especially dictators) are known to have lookalikes and decoys to foil assassination. Is this a dangerous job? Have there been any instances of them being 'assassinated'?	179
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