Taylor Swift: Friends of the 19-year-old leading suspect are believed to have been hired as security guards in the stewarding area of the Vienna concert, Austrian media reports.
Table of Contents
Taylor Swift Shows Canceled News
“Taylor Swift, the Eras Tour Vienna shows canceled due to government officials confirmation of planned terrorist attack,” Barracuda wrote Wednesday on Instagram. “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.”
Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week have been canceled after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said.
“We have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” a message from Barracuda Music said. “All tickets will be automatically refunded.”
Read More: 151+ Happy Birthday Wishes For Friend, Family And Everyone In Between
The cancellation comes hours after authorities announced a 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested Wednesday morning and a second suspect was arrested in the afternoon.
The suspects allegedly radicalized themselves online, Franz Ruf, director-general for public safety in the Ministry of the Interior, said at a press conference. The 19-year-old suspect allegedly pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State at the beginning of July, Ruf said.
Though inspired by ISIS, the sources said investigators do not believe the alleged plot was directed by ISIS operatives.
Read More: Car Insurance in India: Types, Benefits, and Coverage, Best Knowledge
U.S. intelligence found at least one of the suspects pledged to ISIS-K on the messaging app, Telegram, in early July, the sources said.
Investigators are not convinced that the alleged plot would have worked and they do not know if a functioning bomb was produced. However, Viennese investigators did find explosive precursor chemicals which showed a degree of motivation and planning, sources told Media.
Read More: 200+ Birthday Wishes, Greetings, Captions & Quotes Birthday Wishes for A Friends, Best Wishes
The reported plans forced the popstar to cancel three planned concerts in the capital, with Austrian ticketing service Barracuda Music breaking the news to devastated fans.
Read More: School Assembly News Headlines Today Best For Knowledge
The company wrote: “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Vienna Shows Cancelled Due to Government Officials Confirmation of Planned Terrorist Attack. 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.”
The statement added that those who had purchased tickets for the show would receive an automatic refund within the next 10 business days. Swift was due to perform at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Read More: Top 5 Fighter In Japan: Naoya Inoue Is Japan’s Greatest Fighter, People Call ‘Monster’
Before the decision was taken to cancel the three shows, Ruf had said security at the concerts would be increased following the alleged terror threat. Police said the shows were expected to draw 65,000 concertgoers per day, with an additional 10,000 to 15,000 fans outside of the area.
At the 100th stop of the tour this summer in Liverpool, England, the 14-time Grammy winner told the audience the tour “has definitely been the most exhausting, all-encompassing, but most joyful, most rewarding, most wonderful thing that has ever happened in my life thus far.”
The Eras Tour will end in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 8.
Read More: Olympic Games Paris 2024: Olympic Games Schedule, Venue, dates, Tickets Full Info