More details have been revealed about the foiled plot to carry out a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/terrorism">terror attack</a> at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a> concert in Vienna.
Two suspects were found to have links to the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda, per a new AP <a href="https://apnews.com/article/austria-taylor-swift-concerts-canceled-extremism-arrests-17b494f1a164b205128d7faeb607e731">report</a>. Austrian investigators noted that the teens intended to carry out the attack using explosive materials and knives recovered from one of their homes.
All three of Swift’s sold-out <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">shows</a> scheduled for Vienna have been canceled. The attack was planned for Thursday or Friday.
The main suspect is a 19-year-old Austrian citizen who has been planning the attack since July, the outlet noted. The unidentified individual shared an oath of allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic State group weeks ago and recently broke up with his girlfriend.
“He wanted to carry out an attack in the area outside the stadium, killing as many people as possible using the knives or even using the explosive devices he had made,” Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, the head of the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence, said.
He said the teen’s confession showed he had been “clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State and thinks it is right to kill infidels.”
AP noted that the second suspect, a 17-year-old Austrian, was employed by a company providing services for the concert venue and was detained near the stadium where Swift was slated to perform.
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A 15-year-old who was in contact with both suspects was also questioned by law enforcement. The two main suspects were arrested, but their names are being withheld due to the country’s privacy laws.
Swift has not publicly commented on the situation yet. Austrian Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler <a href="https://x.com/WKogler/status/1821307998842524105">shared</a> a reaction on X: “For many, a dream has been shattered today. On three evenings in Vienna, tens of thousands of #Swifties should have celebrated life together,” the translation said.
“I am very sorry that you were denied this. Swifties stick together, hate and terror can’t destroy that,” Kogler added.
Austrian concert organizer Barracuda Music said all ticket-holders would be refunded. Multiple outlets reported on crowds of disappointed fans taking to the streets and staging impromptu sing-a-longs at local venues.
Swift is still scheduled to perform five shows in London starting August 15. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the city would “carry on” with the shows, per Sky News.
“I’m sure Vienna has got its own reasons to cancel the Taylor Swift concerts, we’re going to carry on, working closely with police (and) ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can take place in London safely.”
In 2017, suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and injured more than 100 at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, with a bomb stashed in his backpack.

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