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Armed FLNC‑UC Video Rejects Autonomy and Tells Non‑Corsicans to 'Stay Home'

The filmed threats have prompted a national antiterror inquiry and raised security and political pressure ahead of the Senate’s October review of the autonomy bill.

Un tag FLNC "Piu Che Mai" (Plus que jamais) peint sur un mur en Corse (illustration).
Des membres du Front de libération nationale de la Corse (FLNC) tiennent une conférence de presse dans un lieu tenu secret en Corse, en janvier 2024.
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Lors d’une conférence de presse clandestine du Front de libération nationale corse, le 6 août 2026.

Overview

  • Regional paper Corse‑Matin published a clandestine video on Wednesday showing about a dozen to 15 masked, armed members of the FLNC‑UC who read a five‑page communiqué rejecting the June autonomy text and warning non‑Corsican residents to “stay home.”
  • The Parquet national antiterroriste opened a preliminary investigation on Thursday, August 6 for association in view of preparing terrorism and for acquisition, possession and transport of category A and B weapons linked to a terrorist enterprise.
  • The FLNC‑UC framed its threats as opposition to what it called a 'colonisation de peuplement' and cited claims of roughly 5,000 arrivals per year to justify its rhetoric, while naming local autonomist parties as collaborators with the contested process.
  • Analysts and on‑the‑ground reporters say the group’s current operational reach appears smaller than past peaks and that the video suggests an internal split between the FLNC‑UC and a previously co‑signing '22‑Octobre' faction.
  • The episode revives long‑running security and political tensions on the island, risks affecting residents and second‑home owners who were targeted by the threats, and increases scrutiny as the Senate prepares to examine the autonomy bill beginning October 21.