Security policemen fall ill with food poisoning

DHAKA,  ( Reuters) – Around 60 policemen on World  Cup security duty in Dhaka fell sick today after eating  contaminated food, an official said.
The policemen, who were on duty at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla  Stadium and the teams’ hotel, were taken to hospital after  eating food supplied by a local contractor.
“The policeman started vomiting shortly after having the  food,” said Colonel Mesbahuddin, the security chief for the  local organising committee. “Around 50 of them were taken to  hospital for treatment.”
The sick policeman included more than a dozen members of the  elite security force, Rapid Action Battalion. The food supplier  was taken into custody.
The incident took place on the eve of the first  quarter-final between Pakistan and West Indies.
Bangladesh imposed top level security for World Cup teams  after the West Indies’ team bus was stoned following a group  game in Dhaka this month.