A small group of radical leftist activists identified as being members of the Korean Progressive University Student Union were detained on Tuesday after attempting to storm the K-55 Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, an American Air Force site. The organization had advertised a protest action at the air base shortly before their arrival and published videos that appeared to show them scattering as authorities arrived. According to the South Korean newswire service Yonhap, police arrested eight people identified as “liberal student activists” after they “rushed the compound.” The activists were reportedly shouting anti-American slogans, including, “Let us destroy the U.S. 7th Air Force,” the contingent operating at the targeted air base. Its Korean-language edition also mentioned the proposed “Honam semiconductor industrial complex,” which the South Korean left is claiming the United States opposes.