Explosion rocks southern Isolella, Corsica

A huge explosion ripped through a holiday home on the southern Corsican peninsula of Isolella at around 9pm last night.

The firefighters who reached the scene of the blast quickly were not able to approach the building until a bomb disposal team could confirm that there were no more devices in the area. At the time of writing the fire is still raging. The owner of the property has been identified as a radiologist from Paris. He was not in Corsica at the time of the attack. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack although Corsican separatist groups are suspected.

This is the 17th bomb attack on the island since the beginning of the year.