Terrorism" underneath, followed by a plea for people to remain vigilant, the Korea Times reports.
"We had no intention of bringing disgrace on Ahn Jung-geun," an officer is quoted as saying in the Korea Times.
But he`s celebrated as a hero in South Korea, where his distinctive handprint - with half of the ring finger missing - has become a patriotic symbol, the paper notes.
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption South Korea marked 100 years since Ahn`s execution with rallies in 2010 - his distinctive hand shape can be seen here in the framed portraitA police force in South Korea has faced criticism after using the iconic handprint of a Korean independence fighter on posters warning about terrorism, it`s reported.
The posters were put up in a shopping centre in the Bupyeong district of Incheon, a city just west of Seoul.
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