The main suspect had planned a suicide attack, according to the authorities.

More is known about the suspect’s plans. The 19-year-old, arrested on Wednesday, August 7 in Austria, was preparing a suicide attack during one of American star Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna for “kill a large number of people”, announced the Alpine country’s intelligence services on Thursday.

“He made a full confession and said he intended to carry out an attack using explosives and bladed weapons.”said the director of the intelligence services (DSN), Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, at a press conference. “His goal was to kill himself and a large number of people, either today or tomorrow, during the concert.”.

The three concerts of the American star Taylor Swift planned in Vienna this week have been cancelled. Austrian police reported the arrest of two people on Wednesday, including a 19-year-old man who was planning Islamist attacks, particularly in connection with the American star’s concerts. A citizen, who had “pledged allegiance” to the jihadist group Islamic State, was arrested following a special operation in Lower Austria, an hour from the capital, the Director General of Public Security, Franz Ruf, said at a press conference..