Nightclubs shut to stop shootings

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Scotland Yard also launched an operation in which armed officers mounted roadblocks across the capital to intercept gunmen travelling to venues.

It resulted in the first festive period for at least four years when there were no shootings in or near clubs.

The four venues that were shut by police were Good Times in Peckham High Street, Priory Nite Club in Ealing, Belushis in Borough High Street and Shout bar in Wood Green.

The clubs were closed after police received intelligence that they could be targeted by armed criminals.

In the last three years there have been 10 shootings in nightclubs over Christmas and the New Year period.

Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, the head of Operation Trident, which targets gun crime in the black community, said: "I believe that we have been successful in saving lives this Christmas and preventing serious incidents similar to those that happened in previous years."