Turkey to build wall on border with Syria

Source : Xinhua

ANKARA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Turkey will build a 2.5 km-long wall along its border with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Turkish Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazici said Thursday.

The wall is to be built along Hatay province's Cilvegozu gate with Syria, he said, adding that a protocol with the Turkish Armed Forces had already been signed for the construction of the wall.

"According to the protocol, we have defined a project that aims to increase the security of the military zone by building a part barbed wire, part concrete wall with security camera system," the minister said.

The Cilvegozu gate lies less than 10 km from Reyhanli town center, where a twin-bomb attack killed 51 and wounded more than 100 on May 11.

Turkish leaders have associated the attacks with pro-Syria groups and intelligence organizations in Syria. However, Damascus denied the accusation.