August 8, 2006 4:01 AM PDT
"We are the leaders in blast management, from letter bombs to safe removal," explained Mistral Group's Robi Koren. The company specializes in containers for removing or exploding large and small bombs.
Pictured here is one of the company's more recent inventions: a garbage can that can contain a bomb blast. Approximately 10,000 of these garbage cans have been installed in places like Logan Airport and O'Hare Airport and all along the Boston-New York Amtrak line. The idea is that terrorists may try to put a bomb in a trash can someday, but may not realize it's not a standard trash can. Bomb fragments will not come out the sides. The cans cost from $1,000 to $7,000, depending on the strength.
Photo by Michael Kanellos/CNET News.com
