Colombo: Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithruipala Sisirsena said he was using an emergency law to impose the restriction from today, reported BBC and CNN.
Any face garment which “hinders identification” will be banned to ensure national security, the President’s Office said. The niqab and burka — worn by Muslim women — were not specifically named. The move is perceived as targeting the garments, however.
