2003 Nice bombing

French bombing 2003 Nice bombing the Corsican conflict Nice, France Government buildings 20 July 2003 2:30 am Bombings 0 16 National Liberation Front of Corsica IEDs A double bomb attack took place in the city of Nice, France on 20 July 2003. Sixteen people were injured in the blasts against the regional directorates of customs and the treasury. The Corsican separatist National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) claimed responsibility, and was one of the biggest bombs exploded by the group on the French mainland.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jul/21/france 16 injured in Riviera bombing | World news The Guardian 2018-07-20https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3083261.stm BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Corsica militants 'admit' blasts news.bbc.co.uk 2018-07-20https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2003/07/21/132144-la-piste-corse-confirmee-apres-deux-explosions-a-nice.html La piste corse " confirmée " après deux explosions à Nice - 21/07/2003 ladepeche.fr 2018-07-20 The attack came one week after the FLNC ended its seven-month ceasefire amid French government rejections about autonomy for Corsica. Tensions on the island had also increased following the arrest of militant member Yvan Colonna in June and the Corsican autonomy referendum on 6 July.https://www.nouvelobs.com/societe/20030720.OBS3781/double-attentat-de-nice-la-piste-corse-confirmee.html nouvelobs.com Partager sur Facebook 2018-07-20 The FLNC also committed some other, albeit minor, attacks in Nice that year, including a bomb attack at a French military facility on 10 October.https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1401061&language=en KUNA : Bomb explodes at French military facility in Nice - Military - 10/10/2003 kuna.net.kw 2018-07-20http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2003/10/11/attentat-de-nice-la-piste-corse_447731 Attentat de Nice: la piste corse Libération 2018-07-20 References France 2003 bombing Category:2003 building bombings Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in France 2003 bombing Category:Nationalist terrorism in Europe Category:July 2003 crimes in Europe Category:July 2003 in France Category:Terrorist incidents in France in 2003 Category:Terrorist incidents in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Building bombings in France Category:Corsican nationalism