Explosive detonated at private English institute in Daegu. April. 25, 2013 07:29. jang@donga.com.

A handmade bomb exploded at a private English academy for elementary students in Daegu. There were no casualties because it happened before the academy opened class for the day. Fliers signed in the name anti-American, anti-fascist struggle committee were scattered at the facility.

A loud bang sounded on the third floor at a building in Manchon-dong in Daegu around 7:07 a.m. Monday. Housed at the building is American Culture Center (in Korean), or Independent Center for American Studies Daegu in English. A 41-year-old nurse working at a clinic on the ninth floor of the building said, Smoke came out from downstairs, and papers were seen scattered.

Doors to the academy and a portion of the lobby were smoked. Five A4-size papers collected from the site had a message reading, The U.S. committed brutal crimes against the Korean people over the past 100 years. Worse yet, it is moving to cause a nuclear warfare in this country. It is time that we severe malign ties with the U.S. Yankees, you should be ready to leave. It was signed in the name of anti-American, anti-fascist struggle committee.

Surveillance camera footages showed that two men with large physique, seemingly in their 20s and early 30s, went up stairways at around 6:39 a.m. on the day, carrying sags and pulling down their hats, and hurriedly ran away from the building about two to three minutes later.

Police believe that anti-American activists mistook the building as an American culture center operated by the U.S. government, and installed handmade explosives there. The academy, however, is a private English cram school for elementary and middle school students, which has about 100 students enrolled.

Police discovered at the site beverage bottles that seemed to have contained thinner. A police source said, We have confirmed that there is no organization with the official name of anti-American, anti-fascist struggle committee in Korea.