Two other young people, aged 19 and 17, were imprisoned on suspicion of planning an attack during one of the American star’s three shows scheduled for this week.
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The investigation is progressing. A third man claiming to be from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) was arrested in Vienna (Austria) after the revelation of a suicide attack plan, which led to the cancellation of concerts by American star Taylor Swift, the authorities announced Friday, August 9. “An 18-year-old Iraqi, close to the main suspect and having pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group was arrested” in the Austrian capital Thursday evening, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner told the press.
Two other youths, aged 19 and 17, were imprisoned in this case. They had been arrested on Wednesday while they were suspected of wanting to kill “as many people as possible” according to authorities, during one of three shows planned this week.
The first, an Austrian, “made a full confession and said he intended to carry out an attack using explosives and bladed weapons”said the director of intelligence services (DSN), Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, on Thursday.
The second suspect is also Austrian, “employed for several days by a subcontracting company which was to provide services to the stadium”added the official. This element was decisive in the decision to cancel the performances, explained the organizers, who were welcomed, despite the disappointment of the fans in their decision, by the conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer for whom a “bloodbath” could have been avoided.
