Sources have stated that socialist mayor Ange-Pierre Vivoni has said that wearing the Islamic swimwear which covers the whole body, leaving only the face, hands and feet exposed would be prohibited in a measure he describe as necessary to protect the population.
It is stated that the ban in Corsica follows clashes at the beachside town of Sisco over the weekend and presently the authorities are yet to determine the exact cause of the fighting, but has witnessed claims that it has erupted on Saturday after Muslims families objected to photos being taken by teenagers.
Meanwhile on Sunday, around 500 people have gathered in the nearby town of Bastia with the intention of marching on the Lupino housing estate, where the Muslim families involved in the beach incident were believed to be from, and Le Figaro Lupino has a high concentration of families of North African origin.
Sources have also added that a court in Nice upheld the burkini ban imposed in Cannes on Saturday following an appeal by the Collective against Islamophobia in France and the court has found that the ban was legal and came in the context of recent Islamist attacks in France, including in nice killing 85 people.
