Mafias in Corsica use arson to tighten grip on local economy

Hotels, restaurants and businesses have increasingly become targets of deliberate destruction, such as the fire that gutted a beach bar overnight between August 10 and 11 in Ajaccio. Prosecutors have tried to curb the phenomenon, but identifying those behind the attacks has proved difficult.

Hotels, restaurants and businesses have increasingly become targets of deliberate destruction, such as the fire that gutted a beach bar overnight between August 10 and 11 in Ajaccio. Prosecutors have tried to curb the phenomenon, but identifying those behind the attacks has proved difficult.