Turkey to build twin walls at Syrian border crossing

Turkey has announced plans to build twin walls running for 1.5 miles at its border crossing with Syria following a bombing in February which left 14 dead and a twin car bomb that killed 51 this month in the nearby town of Reyhanli.

According to Reuters, the Turkish Customs Ministry announced via statement that the concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading to the Turkish side of the border crossing, which fell under the control of Syria's rebels last year.

The Cilvegozu gate, which has remained open to allow humanitarian aid into Syria and refugees to flee, has been closed to Turkish vehicles since July.

The ministry says that vehicle screening equipment and x-ray machines, as well as wire fencing and extra lighting and security equipment will also be installed.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Reyhanli on Saturday, the first such visit since the bombings.