On 9 March, windows were smashed and the courthouse of Ajaccio was
set on fire. A bank was also damaged with a hijacked mini excavator. On 10 March, many projectiles were thrown at police outside a
Calvi government building. The same night cars were set on fire in downtown Ajaccio. Rioting flared up again on 13 March, when 7,000–12,000 protesters marched in the streets in defence of Colonna. The protests spiralled into riots, and police officers sprayed demonstrators with
tear gas and
water cannon as rioting continued. Rioters in Bastia attacked numerous infrastructure, including the local
post office and a tax office. Police officers said that 67 people had been injured in total; 44 of them were members of the police. The
National Liberation Front of Corsica announced on 16 March that they supported the demonstrators and that a last straw would result in an
insurrection that could renew their
militant campaign against the French government. Tensions continued and French authorities put Corsica on "maximum riot alert". On 28 March, a rally was held in front of riot police barracks near
Bastia. On 7 April 2022, two
villas in
Canale-di-Verde and
Ghisonaccia were set on fire. Investigators found a tag in the Canale-di-Verde house written with the words "
For Yvan." A few days later, a villa in
Chevano,
Pianottoli-Caldarello was destroyed. The walls were vandalized with phrases such as "
Per tè Yvan," "
IFF (I Francesi Fora)" and "
Fora a Francia!!!" Additional messages on the building showed that the attack was claimed by a group named the
Action des jeunes pour la renaissance de la Corse or AJRC. A house in
Conca was burned the next day with similar messages found on the scene. == Response ==