A video shows an employee at the Michelin star Le Cénacle restaurant in the French capital telling two women that he’s racist and wants them to “get out”.
The Sun has reported the incident is now the subject of an inquiry.
One woman can be heard saying to the man in the video: “We don’t wish to be served by racists, sir.”
“Racists are not thugs,” the man replied. “Racists like me, they don’t kill people."
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“Because we have placed bombs, sir?” one of the women asked.
“Madam, terrorists are Muslims and all Muslims are terrorists."
“People like you, I don’t want them here, period,” he went on. “We are in a secular country and I have a right to an opinion.
“Get out," he finished.
The women replied: “Yes, we’re going, don’t worry,” before the footage ends.
The incident comes after one of France’s highest administrative courts ruled that some local governments’ bans on burkinis were unconstitutional.
Earlier in the month a woman in Nice and another woman in Cannes were fined for wearing headscarves, leggings and long-sleeved shirts on the beach
