Several hundred people gathered outside the courthouse in the northern city of Bastia to support the Corsicans charged over the burkini incident Getty ImagesFive men have been sentenced over a mass beach brawl in Corsica which began when tourists photographed a woman in a burkini. About 100 police officers were deployed to stop the fight between locals and North African migrants in August amid spiralling tensions on the French Mediterranean island. Five people were injured and three cars set alight in the clashes sparked by Islamic swimwear. Hundreds of people gathered outside the court on Thursday to support two native Corsicans, who were charged alongside three brothers of Moroccan origin. Lucien Straboni and Pierre Baldi, of the northern town of Sisco, were handed…

Source: The Times September 16, 2016 07:52 UTC