Police in Vienna, Austria narrowly averted a terrorist attack on an upcoming Taylor Swift concert on Wednesday, arresting two suspects believed to be connected to ISIS. In light of the threat, all three of Swift’s sold-out shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium have been canceled.
“The suspected perpetrator was focused on the Taylor Swift concerts. Preparatory actions were detected,” said Austrian Director General for Public Safety Franz Ruf, adding that “a concrete threat has been averted” but noting that the concert venue has not yet been declared safe.
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The two suspects—one an unidentified man, the other a 19-year-old Austrian national who pledged allegiance to ISIS online—were found to be in possession of chemical substances and had detailed plans about how to carry out a bombing at the concert venue.
“With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music, an event organizer in the city, posted on Instagram Wednesday evening.
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