Corsica: two second homes targeted by criminal explosions

Two second homes were hit by criminal explosions on Saturday evening in Erbalunga, a marina in the town of Brando (Haute-Corse), we learned on Sunday from the Bastia public prosecutor. The explosions, heard shortly before 11:00 p.m. by many inhabitants of this tourist town of Cap Corse, caused significant damage but no injuries, said Arnaud Viornery. “Investigations are underway to determine the nature of the explosive used. The damage caused still demonstrates a certain expertise,” said the magistrate.

An investigation was opened by the Bastia public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the research section of the gendarmerie. No claim or registration has been noted by the investigators at this stage of the investigations. The houses belong to owners who have been in the village for many years. One is located by the sea, the second is closer to the interior of the town. One of the owners lives in France, in the hexagon, the other is Italian.

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If the message is political, it would be inaudible. They are not speculators.

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“These are people who come a few months a year, but who are part of the life of the village,” said Patrick Sanguinetti, Mayor of Brando, not hiding his incomprehension: “If the message is political, it would be inaudible. They are not speculators. Many locals are shocked by these actions.” In November, an “explosion of criminal origin” had partially destroyed a residence under construction in Corte (Haute-Corse), without being the subject of a claim. In early September, an attempted attack also targeted four bungalows belonging to a continental near Ajaccio. Claimed by the clandestine independence group FLNC, this attempt is the subject of an investigation by the anti-terrorist prosecution (Pnat). On September 3, the clandestine movement had threatened a return to armed struggle on the island if the French state continued “its policy of contempt”.

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