The lawyer for the main suspect in the alleged threat to attack the since-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria, claims that the way authorities presented the case is exaggerated. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “He had neither the means nor the possibility and the explosives to carry this out,” Defense lawyer Werner Tomanek said, per Associated Press . He added that “the alleged attack plans were pure fantasies.
” Tomanek said that his client had admitted “in principle to Islamist tendencies” because “he found it cool.” Associated Press previously reported that the main suspect in the case, a 19-year-old male, confessed that he planned to “kill as many people as possible” outside Ernst Happel Stadium, where Swift was scheduled to perform from August 8 to 10. In a statement on Wednesday (Aug.
7), Barracuda Music, the concert promoters for the Austrian shows said, “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety. All tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days.” The person identified as the main plotter reportedly quit his job and “conspicuously changed his appearance and adapted to IS [Islamic State] propaganda,” despite his North Macedonian roots.
Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, Austria’s head of the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence, .