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In July 2015, social media activists started posting bikini photographs on Twitter using the slogan I wear my bikini in the park as a sign of solidarity for Angelique Sloss, a woman who was allegedly beat up by a gang of Muslim for showing too much skin in a public park in Reims, France: These social media protests started, however, before police had identified either the attackers or the motivation behind the incident in Reims. The Independent, one of the first media outlets to report on the story, wrote on 26 July 2015 that while most commentators have assumed that (the attackers) were Muslims, the victim said that she didn't know if the attack was motivated by religious opinions: Despite a lack of evidence, several right-wing bloggers used the incident as proof that radical Islamists were attempting to force non-Muslims to bow to Shariah law: But on 28 July 2015, police confirmed that the attack had nothing to do with the religious beliefs of those involved: All five girls involved in the attack (two of whom were underage) were arrested.
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