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Striking placards backing minaret ban make some see red

A poster featuring a Muslim woman in a burka surrounded by minaret towers that resemble missiles is causing outrage in Switzerland, ahead of a vote on whether to ban the building of any new minarets. The campaign is backed by the conservative Swiss People's Party. swissinfo.ch went to find out what the public had to say about the posters. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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