One of Britain’s top counter-terrorism officers has warned that music fans could be the target of the next major terrorist attack, whilst speaking at an anti-terrorism briefing at Wembley stadium ahead of the UK’s festival season.
Neil Basu, deputy assistant commissioner with the Metropolitan police, said that festivals, sports venues and nightclubs have all been put on “high alert” and that entertainment events were “right at the top of the agenda”.
Speaking at the event at Wembley stadium, where music executives attended alongside Premier League officials, he told how major stadiums have security measures in place, but outlined fears for the night-time economy.
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According to The Sunday Times, he said, “I’d want to see the owners and event managers taking the same kind of security precautions. These people are perfectly happy to target civilians with maximum terror impact.”
Basu continued to say that music events are of particular concern due to it being hard to secure their large perimeters.
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