A pregnant Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked in the suburbs of Paris by two skinheads for wearing an Islamic face veil has suffered a miscarriage, it was reported on Tuesday.
She initially blamed the attack on two "skinheads", saying the two men ripped the veil from her head and tore part of her clothing.
The prosecutor for Pointoise, Yves Jannier, also said the woman had been kicked in the hip before she managed to flee.
A law banning the wearing in public of the full Muslim face veil, the niqab, has been in effect since 2010. It did not however forbid the wearing of the hijab headscarf.
And last week, Muslims in the neighbourhood clashed with police after officers attempted to arrest a woman in the street who was wearing the full Islamic veil in public.
According to Le Parisien, officers "were attacked. They were insulted and beaten, including punches". Police sources said they were forced to use tear gas to disperse the angry crowd.
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