French mayor bans 'burkinis' from beaches over ‘security’ fears

August 13, 2016 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Mayor of popular resort of Cannes, David Lisnard, has issued order forbidding beachwear that doesn't respect 'good morals and secularism'.

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The popular French tourist city of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons - a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move that only worsens religious tensions, reports FRANCE 24.

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