A week after the violent attack in prison of the assassin of the prefect Erignac, Yvan Colonna, who is still in a coma, anger rose again a notch on Wednesday evening on the island in the nationalist camp. Violent clashes took place between protesters and law enforcement in several cities.
In Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), about 400 people had gathered in front of the prefecture at nightfall and clashes quickly broke out.
The Ajaccio courthouse partially burnt down
Later that evening, protesters broke into the courthouse and set fires outside and inside the building, according to a police source. Reams of paper or rubbish were burned in the lobby and other fire starters blackened the facade, but the fires were quickly extinguished by firefighters.
“There was a fire on the ground floor of the court, no spread on the floors but a lot of damage,” said Jean-Jacques Peraldi, director of fire and rescue services in Corse-du-Sud . Two arrests took place.
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At least 14 people were injured, according to the prefecture. Among them, a TF1 journalist was injured in the leg.
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