Two in Austria Arrested for Allegedly Plotting Terror Attack Against Taylor Swift's Concert

The Austrian Interior Ministry announced on the 7th that the police arrested two suspects on the same day who were suspected of planning a terrorist attack against the concert of American singer Taylor Swift.

Franz Ruf, the head of public security at the Austrian Interior Ministry, said at a press conference on the 7th that the police arrested a 19-year-old suspect in the small town of Ternitz near the capital Vienna in the morning. This person has declared allegiance to the extremist organization "Islamic State". Another suspect was arrested in Vienna in the afternoon. The police are investigating the incident.

The organizer of Swift's concert announced on social media on the evening of the 7th that Swift's three shows in Vienna were canceled due to security reasons.

It is reported that Swift was originally scheduled to hold three concerts in Vienna from the 8th to the 10th, which were expected to attract 170,000 spectators.