E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.3 page 27 A Moroccan was assaulted with knives in a Lucciana discotheque on 13 February; The President of the organization Expression maghrébine au féminin en Corse, was assaulted at Ajaccio airport on 20 July; Shots were fired at a young high school student, wounding him in the eye on 3 July; A Moroccan home was bombed, slightly injuring the occupants, on 9 August. There have been three other anti-Maghrebi attacks in Corsica, one against the Bonifacio mosque and the others against vehicles belonging to Moroccans. The graffiti: “A droga fora” was found near one of the vehicles and responsibility was claimed by the mysterious “National Armed Movement”. Responsibility for shots fired into a Moroccan butcher’s shop front in Ghisonaccia was claimed in a phone call to Corse Matin by self-styled “Corsican revolutionary units”. These incidents, to which there is usually not much of a reaction, are becoming more common. Comparative data in figures Racism List of racist acts since 1980 Victims of racism since 1980 Location of acts of racism since 1991, by region Location since 1991, by department.

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