Villa bombed in Corsica

The FLNC has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack against a villa in the village of Cauria in the Sartene region of Corsica.

The villa, which was still under construction, is owned by an individual from mainland France. The bomb consisted of three gas cylinders packed around a canister of home made explosive. Significant damage was caused to the property but there were no injuries.

The owner of the property, Marc Chanu, said he had been visiting the Sartene region for the past 34 years and had hoped to retire there. He said this attack had not put him off the idea.

The Anti-Terrorist division of the French police have taken over the investigation.

Four killed in Dagestan bomb

At least four people have been killed in a bomb blast in Khasavyurt, Dagestan.

The bomb exploded at around 7.30pm on Friday night near the White Night Café. Two café staff and two customers were killed in the explosion while another five people were seriously injured. According to preliminary investigations, the bomb was hidden in a car which was parked outside the building.

Separatist rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack claiming that the café was in fact a brothel being run to service Russian soldiers who are stationed in Khasavyurt. In a statement on the Kavkaz Centre website, the separatists said that two of the dead were prostitutes and the other two were clients.

Russian Intelligence Agent wounded in Ingushetia

An officer of the Russian Federal Security (FSB) service has been wounded in Ingushetia.

The officer's car was fired upon as he approached the town of Nazran at around 8.30am. According to reports the wounded officer managed to speed away from the scene. He was later taken to a nearby hospital in Malgobek. He remains in a serious condition.

Carbomb explodes in Corsica - nine arrested

Nine suspected members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica have been arrested in raids in Porto-Vecchio this morning.

Over 50 armed police officers took part in the operation aimed at the militant organisation which has been blamed for an upsurge in bomb attacks across the island in recent months. Those arrested included a woman with  previous convictions for separatist violence. In 2006 she was charged with membership of the FLNC-UC splinter group. (It has since rejoined the mainstream FLNC). Also found in the raids were two handguns and a quantity of ammunition. It is also understood that a number of those arrested were picked up in mainland France as well as the Corsican capital of Ajaccio. A number of the individuals are wanted in connection with the shooting of a man at a nightclub in Porto-Vecchio in October of last year. The man was hit seven times after gunmen fired up to fifteen shots at him outside Club-80 in the centre of the town, the nightclub had previously been firebombed. The individual, named locally as Mickael Minichetti, had previously been shot twice by gunmen in 2005. The FLNC were suspected of firing two shotgun rounds through his car window. He survived after he managed to drive himself to hospital.


In a seperate incident, a carbomb exploded in the hamlet of Praoli in the Aregno Balagna region. There were no injuries in the incident. It appears the target of the attack was a housing maintenance company. A vehicle belonging to the company was completely destroyed and nearby buildings were damaged. An investigation is underway.


On Monday night a bank was bombed in L'lle Rousse. A small explosion badly damaged the building and caused serious damage to four adjoining offices as debris was found over one hundred metres away. The bomb was detonated around 1am and there were no injuries. The police are also investigation this incident.

Three rockets fired into Israel

At least three rockets have been fired into southern Israel, the Israeli Military claims.

Nobody was injured in the attack which is being blamed on rogue Palestinian Militant groups which are not alligned to either Hamas or Fatah. In recent weeks the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Islamic Jihad have both carried out rocket attacks. Hamas has called for these attacks to cease.

It is believed that the rocket attacks were a response to a bombing raid by Israel last night. Nobody was injured in the airstrikes.

Shots fired at police officers homes in Calvi, Corsica

Up to a dozen shots have been fired in the vicinity of eight apartments housing the families of police officers in Calvi.

While there was no damage and nobody was injured, police say that over a dozen 9mm bullet casings were found in the area. Residents reported hearing the shots early in the morning. Some said they did not realise it was gunshots, assuming that it was fireworks exploding at a nearby party.

Police are investigating the incident.

Basque Rebels call permanent ceasefire

Basque Separatist group ETA have declared a permanent ceasefire today.

The group, which has waged a violent 40 year campaign for Basque Independence has declared that this truce will be "internationally verifible", indicating that it may be willing to put it's arsenal beyond use. Late last year, supporters of the militant group announced the creation of a new political party which would oppose violence.

Spanish government officials responded to the statement saying that "while it was not bad news" it did not go far enough. The Spanish government wants ETA to declare a permanent end to it's armed campaign.