French court suspends ban on burkini
 

aPARIS: A French court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits imposed by a Mediterranean resort that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners.

The Council of State’s ruling against Villeneuve-Loubet is expected to set a precedent for the dozens of other French towns that have also laid down such bans.

But it is unlikely to put an end to a controversy that has shown the difficulties France has had integrating its Muslim population.

The issue also highlights the problems Muslims in France have experienced following a ****** of deadly attacks carried out by Islamist militants against the public in the past 20 months, including in Parais and Nice.

Conservative and far-right politicians have asked for a law to ban burkinis nationwide.

The court said in a statement the decree to ban burkinis in Villeneuve-Loubet "had seriously infringed, in a manner that was clearly illegal, fundamental liberties such as the freedom to come and go, religious freedom and individual freedom."

The burkinis did **t pose any threat to public order in Villeneuve-Loubet, the court said.

The burkini issue has filtered into early campaigning for the 2017 presidential election and early reaction to the ruling showed that supporters of the ban, who include ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, would **t let it go.

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