Article: Fears of al Qaeda attack on Queen in Nigeria; HIGHEST EVER LEVEL OF SECURITY AT CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH LEADERS.

Byline: ROBERT JOBSON;HUGH DOUGHERTY

THE Queen is to be surrounded by unprecedented security tomorrow, when she arrives in Nigeria, amid mounting fears of an al Qaeda "spectacular".

Security services fear the terrorist network may use her visit to the Commonwealth heads of government conference to launch their most devastating attack since September 11.

British interests in the country are already on a high state of alert after the twin suicide bombings of the British consulate and HSBC bank in Istanbul last month.

The conference, which will also be attended by Tony Blair later in the week, will be the biggest single gathering of world ...

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