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August 14, 2003
Corsican Bombing Injures 5

From The Australian :

Five people were slightly injured in an explosion at a building housing offices of the local roads department in the capital of the French island of Corsica early Thursday, a police source said.
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Police said the explosion was caused by a 20 liter mixture of nitrate and fuel oil.
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Corsica's ongoing separatist campaign, which has seen an upsurge since the spectacular trial and conviction last month of separatists for complicity in murder, is known for its low-level explosions in the night on symbols of France's centralized national power, like banks and police stations.

For three decades, separatists on the beautiful island, a tourist paradise visited by 2.2 million people every year, have waged a violent campaign for independence from Paris.

Posted by Alan Brain at August 14, 2003 08:04 AM | TrackBack
Comments

darn capricorn corsicans drivin around in their corsicas chewing on cornucopias

Posted by: gijoe at August 14, 2003 11:06 AM

gijoe - charming and cheap...

Posted by: Cap'n SPIN at August 14, 2003 12:46 PM

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