Turkey to build wall on border with Iran

Turkey is planning to build a wall along the Turkish-Iranian border as part of measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Hurriyet Daily News cited a high-level official on Monday.

Turkey is going to build a 70-kilometer wall along the border near eastern Agri Province and Igdir Province, and will also close the rest of border with lights, towers and iron fences, the official said.

According to the official, the PKK has several camps with 800 to 1,000 militants inside Iran territory near the Turkish border. They occasionally enter Turkey, carrying out attacks, the official said.

Turkey is building a 900-kilometer wall along the Syrian border to prevent refugees and outlawed militants from entering the country, and the first 556km phase was finished last month.
 [china.org.cn/Xinhua]
8/5/17
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