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2024-08-08 Europe

Taylor Swift concerts canceled after ISIS plot narrowly foiled by police

[NYPOST] Three Taylor Swift shows have been canceled on the European leg of her Eras tour after police narrowly thwarted an ISIS plot to attack her concerts in Vienna — and authorities warned there could be other threats.

Swift’s sold-out Vienna shows – slated for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – were called off after the terror scare, her Austrian show promoter Barracuda announced.

“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,” the promoter said in a post on Instagram.

Two suspects — a 19-year-old living in his parents’ house near Vienna, along with another man — were arrested Wednesday after police raided the home, according to the Austrian outlet Kronen Zeitung.

A bomb squad found various chemicals and substances potentially being used to make explosives, and evacuated the home.

The pair were allegedly targeting Swift’s concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium, where she is scheduled to play Thursday through Saturday night to sold-out crowds, according to Kronen Zeitung.

“The suspects were focused on the Taylor Swift concerts. We discovered that he was taking action to prepare for the attack,” said Austrian Director General for Public Safety Franz Ruf.

“A clear threat has been averted,” he said, adding that authorities had not yet declared the concerts entirely safe and were still investigating other accomplices, according to Kronen Zeitung.

The 19-year-old suspect is an
(imported?)
Austrian national, and is believed to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic terror group in July.

He and the other suspect are believed to have become radicalized online.

Security plans have been increased at the concerts.

Posted by Fred 2024-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top
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#1 Full horror of Taylor Swift concert terror plot revealed: Three teens aged 15-19 including ISIS fanatic and another who had just split with his girlfriend 'planned carnage with bomb, knives and vehicle attack on fans'

Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-08 07:38|| 2024-08-08 07:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Taylor Swift's upcoming Wembley run to be risk assessed by police to see if they are safe to go ahead after ISIS terror plot to target Vienna gigs was foiled

Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-08 07:40|| 2024-08-08 07:40|| Front Page Top

#3 And 'd I'd bet that half her fans are STILL pro Hamas Jew haters.

Posted by Vortigern Omorong4613 2024-08-08 08:43|| 2024-08-08 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 ...once seen...

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-08 09:29|| 2024-08-08 09:29|| Front Page Top

#5 And 'd I'd bet that half her fans are STILL pro Hamas Jew haters.

You'd think it might smarten 'em up a bit but it's hard to get through to some people.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-08-08 13:08|| 2024-08-08 13:08|| Front Page Top

#6 The 19-year-old suspect is an Austrian national...

Yeah, just like that guy Axel Rudakubana who stabbed those kids at a dance party was born in Britain. Right. We get it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-08-08 13:23|| 2024-08-08 13:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Diversity is our strength. Or their strength...

Posted by Bobby 2024-08-08 13:37|| 2024-08-08 13:37|| Front Page Top

#8 After watching the UK, a mass casualty TS concert would wake people up, which is why it needed to be stopped.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-08-08 13:43|| 2024-08-08 13:43|| Front Page Top

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