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Swiss voters agree to 'burqa ban'

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Swiss voters agree to 'burqa ban'

Swiss voters agree to 'burqa ban'

A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday according to provisional official results, instigated by the same group that organized a 2009 ban on new minarets.

Emily Wither reports.


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