Category Archives: Social Unrest

Port Restaurant Attacked by Corsicans in Crazy Football Violence

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Allison Coe

The irony is that it wasn’t even a Nice match!  Yesterday, the Corsica-Nice ferry brought over four busloads of Corsican football fans on their way to a match in Frejus.   Having been warned by the boat about its rowdy load, … Continue reading →

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WWII Spy Makes Her Final Escape

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Allison Coe

Last August, a story in the Nice-Matin about an 86-year-old woman who miraculously survived 3 nights after falling into a ravine near her Levens home, caught the eye of Lord Ashdown.   He had been searching for Suzanne Leglise, the only surviving member of an … Continue reading →

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Ariane Vandals Wish their Neighbors a Happy New Year… By Burning their Cars

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Allison Coe

On New Year’s Eve, while corks were a-popping up and down the Cote d’Azur, a very different tradition was being played out in low-income suburbs all over France… the annual lighting of your neighbor’s car on fire.  It’s customary in … Continue reading →

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