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• Swiss smoking ban evaded by holes in wall 

A Swiss bar owner has devised a novel way to beat the smoking ban by cutting a series of holes in the wall.
Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2010-02-16
Author: Alexandra Williams in Geneva

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The three holes enable patrons to stick their heads through the larger top hole and their hands through the other two so they can technically have a cigarette outside.

Dino Lottaz, 49, devised the smoking wall in his Restaurant Caravelle in Bosingen, in the canton of Fribourg, when local authorities introduced a ban on smoking in public areas, including bars and restaurants, this month. . . .

"My clients seem to approve. They can legally have a cigarette without leaving the establishment."

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