In front of the Haute-Corse prefecture in Bastia, several CRS squadrons line up against 200 demonstrators committed to the independence cause.
After a few minutes, the tear gas canisters of the police respond to Molotov cocktails from around thirty hooded individuals, carrying bags filled with incendiary devices.
The scene has a taste of deja vu, in line with the gatherings enamelled with violence after the death of Yvan Colonna, assassinated on March 21, in the prison of Arles by a radicalized prisoner.
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The activists of Ghjuventù Libera, the youth structure of the independence movement Corsica Libera, are at the initiative of this call to take to the streets.
The watchwords are the same as six months ago:
“Justice and truth for Yvan Colonna, freedom for all patriots and recognition of the Corsican people”
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Corsica Libera, which has only one elected member of the Assembly of Corsica, thus voluntarily puts aside the cycle of discussions on autonomy, which began on July 21...
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