Third teenager in custody over foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.
That’s according to Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. The 18-year-old was taken into custody after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Karner announced the arrest during an unrelated news conference Friday.
Authorities say the plot appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al Qaeda. Investigators found bomb-making materials at one of the suspects’ homes. Officials say a suspect has confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue.”
Three sold-out concerts were canceled Wednesday because of the plot, devastating Swifties from across the globe. Many of them had dropped thousands of dollars on travel and lodging in Austria’s expensive capital city to attend the Eras Tour shows at the Ernst Happel Stadium, which sat empty Thursday morning.
Europe is enamored with the American superstar: The German town of Gelsenkirchen renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before its mid-July concerts.
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