Further details have been released concerning the August 7 arrest of a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonia roots, along with a 17-year-old Austrian with Turkish and Croatian roots. The two were arrested in connection with a planned terror attack on one of three Taylor Swift concerts scheduled for Ernst Happel (soccer) Stadium in Vienna. The concerts were to be held August 8 through 10, with an estimated 170,000 combined attendance for all three shows. Authorities canceled all three concerts as a precaution.
Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, stated on Twitter:
Die Absage der Taylor Swift Konzerte durch die Veranstalter ist für alle Fans in Österreich eine herbe Enttäuschung. Die Situation rund um den offenbar geplanten Terroranschlag in Wien war sehr ernst. Dank der intensiven Zusammenarbeit unserer Polizei und dem neu aufgebauten DSN…
— Karl…
