An Israeli-made "stink bomb," used to disperse crowds, failed to give the desired effect in India as locals managed to ignore the smell, local media reported Thursday.
The bomb, known as "Skunk," which has been used by Israeli security forces against protesting Palestinians since 2008, "did not meet the standards of [India's] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)," Hindustan Times said.
"The CRPF decided to test a few samples of the Israeli product a few months back. Tests were conducted and the stink bomb was found ineffective," a senior CRPF official said.
Skunk comes in liquid form and is used through water cannons after being mixed with water.
"Those who can ignore the smell can also drink the liquid," the official added.
The test was conducted on CRPF personnel and general public, who "managed to tolerate the smell without much difficulty."
"Maybe Indians have a higher threshold of tolerating stench," another CRPF official said.
Invented by Israeli firm Odortec, Skunk smells like raw sewage, sulfur and rotting animal corpses, and can cause nausea and vomiting.
