Claims that males wearing 'Islamic burqas and veils' were gaining entry into houses have been rubbished by police.
Asian Image received several calls from concerned residents and shoppers in the Whalley Range and Brookhouse areas of Blackburn after rumours surfaced about men dressed up in burqas stealing handbags from shoppers and gaining entry to houses.
Police said they had absolutely no reports of this nature whatsoever.
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