european attitudes towards muslim population. german chancellor angela merkel referred to the growing number back in october when she said foreigners who assimilate to german culture because multiculturalism has failed. >> reporter: of course, the approach of saying, well, let's just go for a multicultural society. let's co-exist and enjoy each other. this very approach has failed. absolutely failed. >> well, those comments added fuel to what was already a fiery debate in germany. in france, too, the muslim community has triggered deep disagreements. the government has gone so far as to ban the burqa in public places. cnn's jim bittermann joins us live in paris. jim, as mentioned there, the count voted to ban the burqa there. are the french seeing the growing numbers as a threat? >> reporter: i think this report is going to be used by some french to attract voters,
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