A bomb containment vessel to transport and even detonate explosives safely – click the link in the main text, left, to see more images of the hardware keeping the inaugration safe (Image: FBI)
With as many as 1 million people expected to throng the streets of Washington for the inauguration of US president Barack Obama, the FBI is rolling into place hundreds of people and a fleet of vehicles and technology to make the event secure, from a mobile command post to an armoured assault vehicle and a toughened chamber designed to contain and tranport a bomb.
See a gallery of the FBI’s security hardware
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