National Liberation Front of Provence
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The National Liberation Front of Provence (French: Front de libération national de la Provence; Occitan: Front de Liberacion Nacionala de Provença; FLNP) is a militant nationalist group that advocates an independent state of Provence and secession from France.
National Liberation Front of Provence | |
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Front de Liberacion Nacionala de Provença | |
Dates of operation | c. 2012 to date |
Active regions | Bouches-du-Rhône Mostly Var, France |
Ideology | Provençal nationalism |
Opponents | Government of France |
The group became active in 2012. The following year it commenced graffiti and bombing campaigns. The first four bomb attacks occurred in the department of Var; three bombs failed to detonate and were subsequently defused, while one exploded. The group's next attack took place in 2014 in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône. There were no further major incidents until 2017; the group appeared to concentrate on a campaign of racist graffiti in Var. As a result of its clandestine nature, and the group's lack of public pronouncements, media outlets have described the FLNP as a "mysterious" organisation. The French Government has stated that it takes the group's activities seriously.