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Spate of racist attacks against Arabs

Corsica has witnessed a blaze of which was alleged to have been a racist attacks in the night from April 8 to April 9

People of the Muslim community look at a written inscription reading 'Out with Arabs, See you Soon' (Arabi fora A boppu), and at the depiction of a coffin, on April 9, 2012, outside the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from Apri

People clean, on April 9, 2012, the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from April 8 to April 9, 212. Following the fire, racist graffiti, in Corsican language, was discovered on the facade of the building, including ‘out with Arabs’ (Arabi fora), and a depiction of a coffin. (AFP/Getty Images)

People clean, on April 9, 2012, the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from April 8 to April 9, 212. Following the fire, racist graffiti, in Corsican language, was discovered on the facade of the building, including ‘out with Arabs’ (Arabi fora), and a depiction of a coffin. (AFP/Getty Images)

People clean, on April 9, 2012, the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from April 8 to April 9, 212. Following the fire, racist graffiti, in Corsican language, was discovered on the facade of the building, including ‘out with Arabs’ (Arabi fora), and a depiction of a coffin. (AFP/Getty Images)

People clean, on April 9, 2012, the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from April 8 to April 9, 212. Following the fire, racist graffiti, in Corsican language, was discovered on the facade of the building, including ‘out with Arabs’ (Arabi fora), and a depiction of a coffin. (AFP/Getty Images)

A police vehicle is parked, on April 9, 2012, outside the prayer room frequented by the Muslim community of Ajaccio, Corsica, following a blaze which was alleged to have been a racist attack in the night from April 8 to April 9, 212. Following the fire, racist graffiti, in Corsican language, was discovered on the facade of the building, including ‘out with Arabs, See you Soon with’ (Arabi fora A boppu), and a depiction of a coffin. (AFP/Getty Images)

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