Banks unsafe from burqa wearers in France

Sri Lankan News.Net
Saturday 6th February, 2010

Two men, clad in a head to toe Islamic styled costume, have held up a French bank/post office.

Clad in burqa-like clothes, the robbers used a handgun which had been concealed beneath the full veil.

The pair was allowed through security doors of the banking branch after staff mistook them for veil-wearing Muslim women.

The pair pulled the gun as soon as they were admitted and took off with 4,500 euros.

France is seeking to restrict use of the Islamic veil on security grounds, saying it is incompatible with French values.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the burqa is not welcome in France and wants legislation that bans it.

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