An office belonging to the Corsican Federation of Parents Councils (CIPF) was targeted in an incendiary attack in the northern town of Bastia last night.
It is believed that Corsican separatists, believed to be the mainstream FLNC, were responsible. The CIPF had recently opposed the teaching of the Corsican language in local schools and it is believed that this may have been the motivation behind the attack. Nearby graffiti read "Speak Corsican" and "FLNC".
Speaking about the attack, a spokesperson for the Corsican Nationalist party, Corsica Libera, said that it was "unfortunate" but added that the "elected representatives of the Corsican people have unanimously voted for a plan to safeguard the Corsican language". The spokesman also said that the "disregard and contempt which the CIPF has for the elected representatives of the Corsican people is pathetic".
Meanwhile, speaking after the incident, Bernard Platteau of the CIPF said that he was "shocked and dismayed by the attack". He added that it was "no coincidence that it happened after an online statement by the CIPF in relation to the Corsican language was published" adding that the statement "did not go against the language" he said that the CIPF only wants a quality education system for students.
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