attack planned on Taylor Swift concert

rivergator · Aug 8, 2024

Lots of really sick people in the world. Hard to know how real the threat was, but glad it was prevented.
This is NYT story. I'm sure there are others not firewalled, just haven't looked.

Less than 24 hours after the arrest of two teenagers who the Austrian authorities say planned to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, security officials outlined a picture of a terrorist assault designed to kill as many people as possible.

Barracuda Music, the promoter for the singer’s three-concert Vienna run, canceled the gigs on Wednesday night. The events, which were scheduled to start Thursday, had been expected to draw more than 200,000 fans from across the world.

The main suspect is a 19-year-old man who was radicalized online and swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State, Franz Ruf, the head of public safety in Austria, told a news conference on Thursday. Mr. Ruf said the suspect had confessed to the plans shortly after being arrested, giving the police a detailed insight into his intended acts, which included using explosives and weapons to kill as many concert attendees as possible.

Searching the man’s home, where he lived with his parents, the police found explosives, timers, machetes and knives, Mr. Ruf said.
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2 Teenagers Planned Attacks on Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concerts, Authorities Say

sierragator · Aug 8, 2024

Glad they stopped it.

okeechobee · Aug 8, 2024

Sick and twisted world we live in.

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