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French PM deplores Corsica unrest French PM deplores Corsica unrest
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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is to visit Corsica shortly for talks with police chiefs after a fire broke out at the island's parliament. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has condemned the actions of Corsican nationalists after seeing the island's fire-damaged parliament building.
He said the nationalists' actions were "delinquent" and "indescribable".
Several offices were damaged at the parliament in Ajaccio on Saturday, after nationalist demonstrators had broken into the building.Several offices were damaged at the parliament in Ajaccio on Saturday, after nationalist demonstrators had broken into the building.
The office of regional council chairman Ange Santini was gutted. No-one was hurt and the fire was quickly put out.The office of regional council chairman Ange Santini was gutted. No-one was hurt and the fire was quickly put out.
Shots were fired later at the facade of the main justice building in the city. Prime Minister Fillon, quoted by the French news agency AFP, vowed that those responsible would face justice.
A small explosion occurred on Saturday evening at an army office in the northern city of Bastia - again without causing casualties. On Saturday night shots were fired at the facade of the main justice building in Ajaccio.
A small explosion also occurred on Saturday at an army office in the northern city of Bastia - again without causing casualties.
Corsica has been the scene of a campaign of generally low-level separatist violence for three decades.Corsica has been the scene of a campaign of generally low-level separatist violence for three decades.
French politicians - including Corsicans - condemned the occupation of the parliament building and the fire, believed to have been started deliberately.French politicians - including Corsicans - condemned the occupation of the parliament building and the fire, believed to have been started deliberately.
But the nationalist Corsica Nazione Indipendente (CNI) party did not condemn the incident, the French news agency AFP reports.But the nationalist Corsica Nazione Indipendente (CNI) party did not condemn the incident, the French news agency AFP reports.
Earlier in the day, several hundred nationalists had staged a peaceful protest in Ajaccio's streets against French "repression".Earlier in the day, several hundred nationalists had staged a peaceful protest in Ajaccio's streets against French "repression".
Prime Minister Fillon said the nationalists' occupation of the parliament building was "intolerable" and "anti-democratic". He vowed that those responsible would face justice.
Mr Santini also denounced "the attack carried out against democracy," saying "others probably haven't accepted the verdict of the ballot boxes".Mr Santini also denounced "the attack carried out against democracy," saying "others probably haven't accepted the verdict of the ballot boxes".
Most of the 51 deputies in the regional parliament issued a statement calling Saturday's incident "a serious attack on democracy". But eight deputies who are in a coalition of nationalists abstained from it.Most of the 51 deputies in the regional parliament issued a statement calling Saturday's incident "a serious attack on democracy". But eight deputies who are in a coalition of nationalists abstained from it.