Moroccan national shot dead friday in Ajaccio

A Moroccan national was shot dead Friday in Ajaccio (Corsica) by two men riding a motor-cycle, judiciary sources announced.

The Manager of a gas station was working when one of the two men arriving at the station fired at him six times hitting him in the head, arm and stomach.

The assailant got off the motor-cycle and fired the Moroccan in the chin to finish him before the two men fled the scene. The legal police opened an investigation on the incident.

Last weekend, A car belonging to a Moroccan national was blown up in Bastia (Corsica) and racist words were found written in the building in front of which the vehicle was parked, in addition to the acronym "MCA" (Anonymous Clandestine Movement), the French press reported Monday, citing legal sources.

In the first half of 2004, over 30 violent acts targeted Maghrebans in Corsica - mostly attacks by explosives against property- while 95 similar acts were reported in all France, according to the interior ministry.

Recently, Morocco expressed concern to Corsican authorities over the rise of violence against the Moroccan community's interests in the island. It also urged them to take the necessary measures to guarantee the security of Moroccans and protect their interests.