A fence is going up around the popular Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, as part of a security plan to help prevent terrorist attacks. Just over three months ago, more than 60 people were killed when suicide bombers launched simultaneous attacks outside two of the city's hotels as well as its downtown market.

"The fence, designed to extend 20km around every part of the town frequented by tourists, would force all vehicles to pass through one of four checkpoints, making it harder for bombers to attack," said a security official. The source said security forces would patrol the fence. "Once it's complete, access to the city will be restricted to police- monitored entry points, equipped with state- of-the-art explosive detection equipment."...

...It has been suggested that one of the communities that was raided by authorities -- Al-Ruweisat -- will be split in two by the fence, with half of the area's residents ending up on the wrong side of the security perimeter. "It will cut off Al-Ruweisat, where many of us live, from the rest of Sharm El-Sheikh," the Bedouin elder said...