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Mon 11 Nov 2009Swiss vote to halt 'Islamisation' by ban on minarets
SWISS POPULIST parties were celebrating last night after voters backed their initiative to halt the “Islamisation” of the country by banning minarets on new mosques.
After the surprise referendum result – exit polls showed 57 per cent in favour of the ban – the Swiss government sprang into damage limitation mode.
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