and "Arabs get out", vandalised a prayer hall and set fire to books including copies of the Koran. The October 22 splinter group announced in May this year it would bring an end to its 40-year armed struggle, two years after the main FLNC group vowed to do the same. The attack on the prayer hall prompted French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to express his "solidarity with the Muslims of Corsica". In April this year a Muslim prayer hall was burned to the ground just months after the island was rocked by anti-Arab riots over Christmas. The statement from the FLNC-October 22 comes as tensions between communities on the island have mounted in recent months.

Source: The Local July 28, 2016 08:03 UTC