Third Suspect Arrested in Foiled Plan to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Austria
A third teenager has been arrested for the foiled plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Austria. The Iraqi 18-year-old had recently taken “an oath of allegiance” to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq, per Fox News …
A third teenager has been arrested for the foiled plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Austria.
The Iraqi 18-year-old had recently taken “an oath of allegiance” to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq, per Fox News, citing officials.
The concerts were canceled when news of the planned attack came to light.
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the teenager “comes from the social environment” of the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots.
This main suspect allegedly had bomb-making materials, chemical substances and technical devices in his home.
Officials said the suspect confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue” by using knives or homemade explosives.
The sold-out Eras Tour shows were to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.
“He had been in contact with the main perpetrator, but is not directly connected to the attack plans,” Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said Friday, according to the Associated Press. “But, as was found out a few days ago, he took an oath of allegiance specifically to ISIS on Aug. 6.”