Yard's terror warning

Terrorists could target London with a Bali-style nightclub bombing, it is revealed today.

Senior officers at Scotland Yard say the threat is so significant they have set up intelligence teams at one popular venue. They believe West End theatres and cinemas could also be targeted by al Qaeda. Chief

Superintendent Bill Tillbrook and Superintendent Chris Bradford, who head the crime and vice unit, admitted there was "grave concern of a terrorist atrocity". Mr Bradford said:

"We are terrified, really concerned that one of these locations could be targeted.

"If you have 2,000 'decadent' western youngsters in a dance club on a Saturday night, drinking, drugs and sex are all in there. If some sort of organisation wants to target a location, what better place to put a bomb?" More than 200 people, including 26 Britons, died in the 2002 Bali bombing.

The Yard officers, speaking to today's Jane's Police Review, said there was an equal threat to other entertainment venues. Mr Bradford added: "There are also grave concerns about theatres and cinemas, which could be just as vulnerable as a nightclub."