FLNC Threatens Non-Corsicans After Rejection of Autonomy
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A small, armed separatist group, the FLNC-UC, rejected the proposal for Corsican autonomy during a clandestine press conference. The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation following threats against non-Corsicans.
The Corsican National Liberation Front–Union of Combatants (FLNC-UC) held a clandestine press conference on August 5 to reject the proposal for Corsican autonomy.4,1 According to reports, fifteen hooded and armed men attended the conference.4,1 The FLNC-UC called the autonomy plan a “farce” and denounced “rampant settlement colonization.”4
According to *Le Monde*, the small group has adopted a xenophobic stance toward non-Corsicans.3 The FLNC-UC also criticized those who are fighting against the mafia-like tendencies of certain nationalists.3 The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office opened an investigation following this press conference.1
According to *Libération*, only one media outlet, *Corse-Matin*, attended the event.1 The exact location and date of the conference were not specified in the reports.1 Sociologist Jean-Louis Fabiani believes that this stance illustrates a sharp hardening of the FLNC-UC’s position.2
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