Officials have released further details about the terror plot that led to the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna.
A day after the arrest of a 19-year-old individual suspected of planning attacks at major events in Vienna, including Swift’s three-concert Eras Tour stint, authorities have disclosed that the suspect has provided additional information about the scheme, and more data on other potential suspects has emerged.
At an Aug. 8 media briefing, law enforcement revealed that the primary suspect, who intended to commit suicide and kill a “significant number” of others using knives and explosives, had confessed to his plans.
Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, the head of Austria's Directorate of State Security and Intelligence, stated during the briefing, as reported by NBC News, that the Austrian national of North Macedonian descent had acquired bomb-making manuals.
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