Authorities in Vienna, Austria, have arrested two men in connection with a planned terror attack at Taylor Swift’s upcoming concerts in the city, the New York Post reports. Austrian federal and state police apprehended a 19-year-old suspect who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Purstl.
Officials stated that both suspects had become radicalized through the internet and had developed specific and detailed plans for carrying out an attack. During the arrest of the 19-year-old, a bomb squad reportedly found chemical substances, which investigators are examining to determine if they could have been used to construct a bomb.
Austria’s Cobra unit, comparable to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, assisted in making the arrests.
Swift is scheduled to perform at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as part of the international leg of The Eras Tour. Despite the arrests, police officials stated there are no plans to cancel the concerts, assuring that “the concrete danger has been minimized.”
Security measures at the concerts will be significantly increased, including the deployment of heavy weapons teams, K-9 units, bomb squads, and tactical vehicles. Fans have been advised to anticipate