Bomb damages Corsica newspaper offices

A bomb has exploded outside the offices of Corsica's only daily newspaper, Corse-Matin, causing heavy damage to the building.

There were no casualties in the overnight explosion.

It's not known who carried out the attack.

The island has seen more than a quarter of a century of intermittent separatist violence by groups opposed to French rule.

A recent attempt to grant Corsica limited autonomy collapsed after one of the main nationalist parties withdrew from the negotiations.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service