2 teens arrested in terror plot wanted to “kill large crowd” at Taylor Swift concert in Austria
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Published 2024-08-08
Detailing a conversation with the primary suspect, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, the Head of Austria's Directorate for Protection of State and Intelligence (DSN) said, “He expressed that he wanted to carry out the attack using explosives and stabbing weapons. We seized those weapons and he considered both options and his aim was to kill himself and a large crowd at the concert either today or tomorrow.”
The 19-year-old had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group and had chemical substances at his home. He was detained along with a 17- and 15-year-old – one of which was arrested “and stopped” following questioning.
Swift’s three-night run at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion were cancelled following the threats and were expected to draw roughly 195,000 fans. Though devastated by the unexpected cancellation, several fans expressed their gratitude that the decision was mad for them, in favour of their safety.
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All Comments (21)
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I see diversity is Europes strength too
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Poland and Hungary don’t ever have to put up with nonsense like this. I wonder why?
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Is this Europe's new reality? Living in costant fear because our supposed leaders refuse to adress the real cause of this? We don't have to live like this... VOTE WISELY‼️
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Be poland!!! I cant say anymore because I'll be censored because telling the truth about poland is supposedly not good to YouTube censors!
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Why does this cop look like he’s dressed for the arrival of der Führer
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Religion of peace strikes again.
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Please don't say "They are just kids!"😠
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Such a peaceful religion , coming to a neighborhood near you
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thank you Islam
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In China 🇨🇳, violent crimes are usually committed by the state, not individuals. Victims of violence are by the thousands. - Examples are: Tibetans in Tibet, Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Tiananmen Square, and Falun Gong.
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Bro dressed like the nutcracker
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Beauty of Islam
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Damn.. thank god they stopped this
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Seriously what's going on like muslims why do this if you want people to respect you guys then respect others as well It's crazy that I've been telling people to listen to me about them but no one will listen.
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Terror that sucks 🥶😔
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A plot to show what a peaceful religion it is ?
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Enjoy your muslims brotherhood 😅😂
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You can rest assured these teens pray five times per day pointing in a particular direction
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Those poor kids...their definitely Swiftie's...so respectful...not angry. Thats who Taylor is.❤
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Vote wisely!!!!!!!!
