Two incendiary devices (channa bombs) were thrown into a private school building on the East Bank Demerara early yesterday.

Police reports say that around 2.50 am (02:50 hrs) the homemade explosives were thrown into the building which houses Camille's Institute at Track X Soesdyke.

According to the proprietor of the school Camille Deokie, persons saw a teenager running from the scene, went to investigate and saw fire in the building. A watchman on duty had heard the explosion.

The perpetrator threw one of the cocktails through the building's louvres into the office and another into the auditorium. Deokie said the person seemed to be aiming at wooden areas of the school that house lots of paper.

She was however grateful that persons in the immediate surroundings were able to extinguish the fire before it could have done much damage. Documents, books, office equipment, and students' medals were some of the things destroyed in the blaze.

The woman said the police responded quickly.

Repairs began immediately and Deokie said that by today the school should be in good enough condition for students to proceed with their final exams. She said the exams were set for yesterday but as a result of the incident school was called off for the day.

Camille's Institute for Business and Science Studies has been in existence for ten years starting out on the bottom flat of her father's house. She said she moved into the current building three years ago. The school houses 350 students from pre-school to CXC.