The local mayor Michel Amiens told the local France Bleu radio station on Tuesday that he had pulled the plug to "calm the situation". The mayor of Cannes has banned the wearing of burqinis -- full-body swimsuits -- on the beaches of the French Riviera resort famous for its annual film festival, officials said Thursday. Photo: AFPAFP/The Local · 12 Aug 2016, 08:44Published: 12 Aug 2016 08:44 GMT+02:00Days after a so-called "burqini pool party" was cancelled by a French mayor, the latest crackdown on the controversial beachwear for Muslim women has seen the mayor of a Riviera resort ban the clothing from his beach. But there is no ban on wearing religious symbols or clothing. (AFP)But local Muslim groups accused Cannes of Islamophobia.

Source: The Local August 12, 2016 06:56 UTC