Photo: AFPOliver Gee · 19 Aug 2016, 16:29Published: 19 Aug 2016 16:29 GMT+02:00The seaside town of Nice in southern France has become the latest to ban the burqini, joining a growing number of other towns to have done the same. Officials from France's most popular beach town have announced a ban on the burqini that will run until September 15th. Christian Estrosi, president of the regional council that includes Nice, announced the ban in a letter to the prime minister on Friday. He told La Provence newspaper that the burqini, which covers the body and hair, is a "provocation" that risks causing "public disorder". "Put it like this: If a woman wears a very short skirt and then gets raped, no one would ever try to ban short skirts.

Source: The Local August 19, 2016 14:37 UTC