One of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stops in Vienna was allegedly targeted in a terror attack, per Austrian authorities. NBC News reported two men were arrested on August 7 with specific plans for a terror attack. The shows at Ernst-Happel-Stadion from August 8 to 10 have been canceled despite initial plans to continue with increased security.
Vulture has reached out to a representative for Swift. Authorities identified one suspect as a 19-year-old Austrian citizen, who they say pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in July. A bomb squad found chemicals when he was arrested, which are now being tested to see if they could have been used to build a bomb.
The second suspect has not yet been identified, but authorities said both had been radicalized online. A police official said “the concrete danger has been minimized” ahead of the shows, and the security measures will reportedly include K-9 units, bomb squads, and heavy-weapons teams. A post shared by Barracuda Music (@barracuda.
music) The news comes after three died in a stabbing at a Taylor Swift–themed children’s dance class in England last week. “I’m just completely in shock,” Swift said after that attack..
