PARIS — The mayor of a Corsican town has banned full-body swimsuits known as “burkinis” after a clash between local residents and ****** bathers of North African origin.

Ange-Pierre Vivoni is the latest French mayor to prohibit the swimwear, which is worn by some ****** women, in the wake of Islamic extremist ******* this summer.

Vivoni said on France-Info radio Monday that the ban in his town of Sisco is aimed at calming religious tensions and protecting Muslims.

The Interior Ministry says a clash Saturday in Sisco that left at least four people ******* and three cars torched reportedly started over the presence of women in burkinis.

Cannes and the town of Villeneuve-Loubet also recently banned the burkini. Critics say the bans are discriminatory and could worsen tensions.