Corsica violence injures firefighters; prayer hall damaged

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Corsica violence injures firefighters; prayer hall damaged

PARIS (AP) — A crowd vandalized a Muslim prayer room in Corsica a day after an ambush left firefighters injured on the French island.

The region's top police official was on the tense scene at a housing project Friday evening.

The violence began Thursday night, when firefighters responding to an emergency call were ambushed in Ajaccio, according to the local France 3 television. On Friday a gathering that started as a show of support for the injured emergency officials turned violent, and some in the crowd vandalized a prayer room. France 3 reported new police reinforcements at other prayer rooms.

France's prime minister, Manuel Valls, called Friday for respect for French law after "the intolerable aggression toward firefighters and unacceptable profanation of a Muslim place of prayer."

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-12-26

[John1012]

Who attacked the firefighters and why?

[Enoon]

Who attacked the firefighters and why?

National Liberation Front of Corsica - Wikipedia, the free ...

Corsica: the ugly side to the île de beauté - The Connexion

"But culturally, Corsica has a strong regional identity with traditions of its own, a language of its own and a real determination to assert its difference."

Sound familiar?

[TheCruncher]

Another example about how the population agrees and welcomes the decisions made by a few politicians.

[Cylon]

Its only just begun.

[Pdaz]

They should be demolished everywhere in Europe. We don't need masjid, surau or prayer rooms. If they want to live in Europe and be European they should relinquish their medieval beliefs and join the 21st century. Shame on our Governments for allowing them to be built.

Edited December 26, 2015 by Pdaz

[happy Joe]

National Liberation Front of Corsica - Wikipedia, the free ...

Corsica: the ugly side to the Island of Beauty - The Connexion

"But culturally, Corsica has a strong regional identity with its own traditions, its own language and a willingness to assert its difference."

Sound familiar?

You are completely off Enoon

In France young Muslim immigrants have become used to throw stones at the firefighters, doctors and all stakeholders more or less associated with France.

At Ajaccio they are made elsewhere, probably to celebrate Christmas in their own way ...

But the Corsicans will not accept these outrages and decided to violently punish the small Muslim community of the city

Edited December 26, 2015 by happy Joe

[than]

Who attacked the firefighters and why?

Firefighters and policemen were attack by muslim french in tough neighborhood near Ajaccio