Concrete walls are being hastily erected around churches in Iraq in the fear that al-Qaeda terrorists will try to slaughter congregations during services on Christmas Day.
The Iraqi government is scrambling to build the 10ft-high barriers to prevent a repeat of the massacre of more than 40 Christians at Our Lady of Salvation Cathedral in Baghdad in October.
Churches in Baghdad and Mosul will not only be barricaded but will be accessed only through gates manned by armed guards and police with scanning equipment.
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