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Somalia police confiscate and burn hundreds of face veils

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The authorities in the southern state of Jubaland imposed a ban on the niqab in the port city of Kismayo in 2021 for security reasons. [Getty Images]

Somali police said Tuesday they have confiscated hundreds of face veils from women in a major city as they enforced a long-standing ban, with witnesses saying the niqabs were then burnt.

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