Two second homes were hit by criminal explosions on Saturday night in Erbalunga, a marina in the commune of Brando (Haute-Corse), the Bastia public prosecutor said on Sunday. The blasts, which were heard shortly before 11pm by many residents of this tourist town in Cap Corse, caused significant damage but no one was injured, said Arnaud Viornery.
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“Investigations are underway to determine the nature of the explosive used. The damage caused still demonstrates a certain expertise, ”said the magistrate. An investigation was opened by the Bastia public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the research section of the gendarmerie.
No claims
No claim or registration has been noted by the investigators at this stage of the investigations. The houses belong to owners who have been in the village for many years.
One is located by the sea, the second is closer to the interior of the town. One of the owners lives in France, in the hexagon, the other is Italian.
“These are people who come a few months a year, but who are part of the life of the village,” said Patrick Sanguinetti, Mayor of Brando, not hiding his incomprehension: “If the message is political, it would be inaudible. They are not speculators. Many residents are shocked by these actions. »
In November, an “explosion of criminal origin” had partially destroyed a residence under construction in Corte (Haute-Corse), without being the subject of a claim. In early September, an attempted attack also targeted four bungalows belonging to a continental near Ajaccio.
Claimed by the underground pro-independence group FLNC, this attempt is being investigated by the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (Pnat). On September 3, the underground movement threatened to return to armed struggle on the island if the French state pursued “its policy of contempt.”
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