Italy moves to ban face veils
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Italy may soon become the third European country to ban women from wearing veils in public.
An Italian parliamentary committee has passed a draft law which would stop women from wearing a burka or any headwear covering the face.
Belgium and France already have such legislation.
Under Italy's proposed law, those who violate the ban would be fined.
Anyone found forcing someone to wear the covering could be jailed.
The draft has the backing of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's governing coalition, which holds a narrow majority.
Parliament will vote on the bill in September.
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