Bangladesh, July 27 -- Police suspect that an unidentified toxic substance has been poured into the water supply of a temporary joint security forces' camp in Chattogram after a pipeline serving the facility was deliberately cut.

Members of the security forces stationed at a temporary camp inside Ali Nagar School in Sitakunda Upazila detected an unusual smell from the water when they used it on Sunday morning.

Discover more History News Online news archive Several personnel who rinsed their mouths or splashed the water on their faces later complained of stomach pain and eye irritation, police said.

"Those who gargled with the water or washed their eyes and faces experienced stomach pain and burning in their eyes. They have received me...