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Dutch oath

Wednesday 07 September 1994 23:02 BST
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THE HAGUE (Reuter) - Muslims serving in the Dutch army will in future be allowed to swear their oath of allegiance in the name of Allah, rather than God or the Queen, a Defence Ministry spokesman said yesterday.

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