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razor wire

n.
Wire having a sharp edge or intermittent blades used for fences and barriers.
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razor wire

n
strong wire with pieces of sharp metal set across it at close intervals, used to make fences or barriers
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ISLAMABAD -- Indian Occupied Kashmir's capital Srinagar has turned into a vast maze of razor wire coils and steel barricades as drones and helicopters hover overhead, said prominent international news organization, Associated Press (AP) in a report.
In occupied Kashmir, the summer capital Srinagar has turned into a vast maze of razor wire coils and steel barricades as drones and helicopters hover overhead, says prominent international news organization, Associated Press (AP) in a report.
"Builders of walls, be they made of razor wire or bricks, will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build," he said, adding, "I realize that with this problem, a government has a hot potato in its hands, but it must be resolved differently, humanely, not with razor wire."
"Builders of walls, be they made of razor wire or bricks, will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build," he said.Francis, who did not mention Trump in his response, has sparred with the US president before over migration, which was a theme of several questions on the plane as well as during the trip to Morocco.
"Thousands of Indian occupation forces were deployed to close roads with razor wire and iron barricades to prevent protests during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit," he further added.
'Hurriyat leaders imprisoned, shops closed, mobile and internet suspended and thousands of Indian occupation forces deployed to close roads with razor wire and iron barricades to prevent protests during (Indian premier) PM Modi's visit to (IoK),' he further posted.
The barrier has exclusion areas up to 60 metres wide, and is 9 metres high in certain places, topped with razor wire and electronic surveillance equipment.
One of the security gaps detailed in the report was a lack of an 8ft boundary wall with 2ft of razor wire at 315 points in the province.
Customs and Border Protection closed the entire San Ysidro crossing in San Diego for several hours before dawn, installing additional layers of razor wire and concrete barriers.
troops installing razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border to stop an approaching migrant caravan.
Television images showed some of the migrants with bloodied arms and legs, apparently caused by the razor wire that tops the border fences, cheering as they walked toward a temporary reception centre.