THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Moscow is to be equipped with terrorist-proof public lavatories that are strong enough to contain a bomb blast.
The introduction of the state-of-the-art WCs follows a spate of Islamist terror attacks on the Russian capital over the years.
In the last major attack, in January, a suicide bomber struck Moscow’s busiest airport killing 37 people.
“This lavatory can function on its own and is vandal and terrorist-proof,” said Anatoly Ashikhmin, an official involved in the project.
The new lavatories’ shells will be made from ultra-strong fibrous concrete, while fittings inside will be hewn from a mixture of steel and reinforced plastic. » | Andrew Osborn, Moscow | Wednesday, June 08, 2011
