This new rally in support of Yvan Colonna brought together 7,000 people, before degenerating around the prefecture of Haute-Corse.
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According to the final report of the firefighters of Ajaccio, 60 people were injured in Bastia, Sunday March 13, after a new demonstration in support of Yvan Colonna. Among those injured in the clashes between demonstrators on one side and police and gendarmes on the other are 38 law enforcement and 22 rioters.
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Most of these injuries were caused by projectiles. The Ajaccio firefighters noted numerous minor injuries to the legs, among the police or the demonstrators. A policeman was more severely hit. He suffers from an open fracture in his hand.
A fire in the offices of public finance
The demonstration, which began at 3 p.m., brought together 7,000 people, before degenerating around the prefecture, said the prefectural services. Nearly 300 hooded individuals threw molotov cocktails, cobblestones or agricultural bombs towards the building, the police or the community of Corsica.
Very sporadic clashes took place all afternoon, for just under six hours, noted a franceinfo journalist present on the spot. After starting in front of the prefecture, they continued between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. in various places in Bastia, on the port or near the post office. The demonstrators notably succeeded in entering the public finance building and starting a fire there. Two floors of the building were damaged.