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Police in Corsica launch gun amnesty programme in bid to curb homicide rate

Police in Corsica are asking people to hand over guns as part of a “simplified” weapons disposal operation aimed at reducing the homicide rate on the island. © Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP

Gun owners in Corsica are being asked to hand over weapons to police stations as part of an amnesty programme aimed at reducing the number and use of firearms in the Mediterranean island with a homicide rate that is higher than the national average.

Police are organising a “simplified” weapons disposal operation starting Monday.

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