Baghdad to enclose city with 15ft wall to keep suicide bombers out

May 18, 2010 by legitgov

Baghdad to enclose city with 15ft wall to keep suicide bombers out --Every man, beast and vehicle entering will be searched at one of only eight gates along the main highways. 18 May 2010 Baghdad is to resort to one of the oldest forms of defence by building a massive wall around the capital to keep out insurgents [?], The Times has learnt. A series of recent suicide bombings has driven the governor of the Iraqi capital to propose the concrete barrier, which will be 15ft (4.5m) high and 70 miles (112km) long.  Baghdad, roughly the same size as London and with approximately five million inhabitants, will face severe disruption as a result. Freedom of movement will be limited and workers and visitors alike will probably have to wait for at least an hour to enter.