(ANSA) A burkini-clad woman was asked to leave a municipal swimming baths in Florence on Saturday, sources said Monday night.
Leftwing Power to the People councillor Miriam Amato called on sports pointman Andrea Vanucci to send a circular to all municipal baths telling them to let women in burkinis use their facilities.
“What happened on Saturday is unacceptable,” she said.
A lifeguard asked the woman to leave the children’s pool where she was playing with her baby son.