Terror attack fears lead ANOTHER country to ban the burka

The northern Italian region has agreed the ban to make it harder for Islamists to carry out terror attacks in the wake of last month's Paris massacre – which killed 130 people.

Italy follows France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland in introducing a ban on the burka.

Wearing motorcycle helmets – or other items that disguise the identity – in public places is already prohibited in Italy.

But the new ban explicitly outlaws the veil.

Simona Bordonali, head of security, civil protection and immigration in Lombardy, said "serious terror attacks” in recent weeks had forced the region to reinforce its security measures.

He said: "Whoever wants to enter a hospital in Lombardy must be recognisable and present themselves uncovered.

"The burka [and the] niqab are therefore banned.”

The northern Swiss region of Ticino agreed a ban to stop Islamic fundamentalists developing a separate, parallel Islamic society within the country last month.

Lawmakers in Germany’s biggest state Bavaria are also considering making the the tradition clothing illegal.

But a ban still seems unlikely in Britain.

Tory MP Philip Hollobone tried to introduce a law to ban the burka in Britain on several occasions – but it has always faltered in Parliament after failing to win Government backing.

(dailystar.co.uk)