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Shark Mascot Arrested for Violating Burka Ban in Austria

A law forbidding covering the face in public netted a man wearing a shark costume to promote a computer store in Austria. The law is aimed at conservative Muslim women who wear traditional clothing that covers their face, and is known as the "burka ban."

A law forbidding covering the face in public netted a man wearing a shark costume to promote a computer store in Austria. The law is aimed at conservative Muslim women who wear traditional clothing that covers their face, and is known as the "burka ban."…