The oil-rich kingdom is worried Iraq's sectarian violence may spill over, worsening Sunni-Shiite tensions.
By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – Apparently concerned that fighting in Iraq could spill over into this oil-rich kingdom, Saudi Arabia is considering a major fortification of its 500-mile border with Iraq.
"The government is thinking of building an electrified fence along the whole border with Iraq in case things go really badly in Iraq, and it starts falling apart," says a security adviser to the Saudi government, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the government has not made any official announcement of such plans.It has, however, admitted that it is looking at strengthening its border defenses.
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