GETTY Bags will now be banned in a bid to prevent terror attacks

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Beach bags, suitcases and large luggage are all forbidden at the resort town following a spate of terror attacks across France and Germany in the last month. Mayor David Lisnard said the ban was imposed to stop bags "that could contain explosives or weapons" and allows police "to intervene in a pragmatic way".

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Those who break the law, which will be in force until the end of October, could be fined or forced to leave the beach. The French Riviera town is a playground for the rich and famous but security forces are being ramped up in the face of an increased terror threat. It comes just weeks after 84 people were run over by a Tunisian delivery man who had pledged allegiance to ISIS.

On Bastille Day - the French national day - Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel ploughed a 19-tonne truck through a crowd in Nice. The attack was followed by the murder of an 85-year-old priest in his Normandy church on Tuesday. Father Jacques Hamel was beheaded by Daesh militants Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik after they stormed the church shouting: “Allah Akbar.”

GETTY Adel Kermiche pledged allegiance to ISIS

Terror Attacks 2016 Sun, July 31, 2016 2016 has been an unforgettable year so far, terror attacks have occurred in the hundreds, both reported and unreported. We take a look at the acts of terrorism so far in 2016 Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 36 Cars burn at the scene, as 13 people were left dead and 55 injured