Conflict● ElevatedAug 22 · Aug 22, 2026, 10:49 PM
Mafias in Corsica use arson to tighten grip on local economy
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]
Hotels, restaurants and businesses have increasingly become targets of deliberate destruction, such as the fire that gutted a beach bar overnight between August 10 and 11 in Ajaccio. Prosecutors have tried to curb the phenomenon, but identifying those behind the attacks has proved difficult.
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