Cars Set Alight as Protests Continue on Corsica
Protests continued in Ajaccio, Corsica, on March 10, as anger at the French state flared following a prison attack on prominent Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna.
Footage and stills uploaded to Twitter by Carulu-Andria Pazzoni showed fire in the streets and cars set alight in downtown Ajaccio as protests unfolded on the evening of March 10.
France 3 reported that around 400 high school students had gathered to protest, but that the action had been less violent than previous nights.
Protests on the French island broke out after imprisoned Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna was left in a coma after an assault, France 24 reported. A previous Newswire item showed violent protests in the city overnight into March 10. Credit: Carulu-Andria Pazzoni via Storyful
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