French PM asks government body to study burqa law

@@@s prime ministerasked a government body Friday to study the legal possibilities that wouldallow banning face-covering veils in .

Francois Fillon@@@s letter to the Council of State came the same week that aparliamentary committee recommended forbidding burqa-like garments in publicservices, but stopped short of recommending a ban of such dress on the street.

The prime minister@@@s letter requests the council, which rules on the validityof French laws, to help the government determine how to put in place laws thatwould make the wearing of all-encompassing veils illegal.

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