Three second homes have been damaged in recent days in Corsica, two by arson and one by the explosion of a gas cylinder, two of them with claim tags, we learned Thursday, May 12 with the prosecutors of Ajaccio and Bastia.
Since the beginning of the year, a dozen second homes have been destroyed or damaged by similar events in the island of Beauty.
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During the night from Wednesday to Thursday in Alata (Corse-du-Sud), on the outskirts of Ajaccio, a 130 m2 wooden house belonging to a person living on the mainland and absent at the time of the events was "
entirely burned down by a fire no doubt of criminal origin,
” Alexandre Apel, deputy prosecutor of Ajaccio, told AFP.
“
A low wall at the entrance to the property bears the inscription “FLNC” (Corsica National Liberation Front, editor’s note) as well as a drawn bomb and the mention “Attenti a voi” (Attention to you: editor’s note), inscriptions which had been discovered about ten days ago
", added the magistrate, specifying that the investigation was entrusted to the research brigade of Ajaccio and the research section of the gendarmerie.
"Let's settle out"
On Wednesday afternoon, another "
second home belonging to a continental was discovered partly destroyed by fire in Galeria
" (Haute-Corse), Arnaud Viornery, the public prosecutor of Bastia, told AFP.
"
Some tags were discovered inside the home, including 'IFF' (I Francesi Fora: the French outside: Editor's note) and 'Colons Fora' (Colons outside: Editor's note)
", added the prosecutor, who opened an investigation. investigation for destruction by dangerous means, entrusted to the research section of the gendarmerie and the research brigade of Calvi.
The magistrate clarified that it was not known when the fire, which left the house "
largely degraded
", had taken place, the villa being "
quite isolated
".
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Finally, in Sainte-Lucie de Porto-Vecchio (Corse-du-Sud), a second home under construction "
belonging to Belgian nationals
" was damaged by the explosion of a gas bottle, the company told AFP. AFP Nicolas Septe, public prosecutor of Ajaccio.
"
There was no written claim
," he said.
The facts were discovered on Tuesday but probably took place during the night of Saturday to Sunday, the neighbors having then heard a loud detonation without noticing any damage during the night.