FLNC claim responsibility for triple bomb attack

The FLNC are believed to have been responsible for a triple bomb attack in Corsica yesterday.

In the first attack, two bombs exploded in Abaratello, seriously damaging two properties. The attacks took place at around 9.15pm. A bomb was placed in the ground floor of one of the buildings and on the first floor of the other, both were seriously damaged. The blast caused flying debris to land on the nearby beach. Nobody was injured as the houses were unoccupied at the time. It is beleived that they are both holiday homes owned by French "continentals".

A smaller bomb also exploded at a collective housing unit in Agosto beach, causing little damage. The claim for the bombing, written on a nearby wall read "Free the Political Prisoners - FLNC". The anti-terrorism unit of the police based in Ajaccio are carrying out an investigation into the attacks.

The attacks also appeared to be a direct response to the Prefect of Corsica who had boasted that the number of attacks was decreasing sharply in recent years and comes just days after a bomb  destroyed a holiday home which was owned by Swiss bankers in Fozzano. A large blast ripped through the side of the cottage collapsing the roof. In claiming the attack, the words "Speculators Out - FLNC" were written on a nearby wall.

These four attacks put the number of bomb attacks on the island this year at over 80, the highest in 3 years.