Last year, Swift planned to act at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna as part of the European stage of its Eras Tour. However, he had to cancel a show for a terrorist threat.
A Berlin court sentenced a 16 -year -old for having supported a frustrated terrorist plot focused on a series of concerts of Taylor Swift In Vienna last year.
The individual, publicly known as Mohamad A.he received a conditional condemnation of 18 months. He was 14 years old when he got involved in the attack.
Last year, Swift planned to act at the Ernst Happel in Vienna stadium from August 8 to 10 as part of the European stage of its You were tour. However, the promoter, Barracuda Music, canceled the concerts on August 7 after the arrest of two people on the outskirts of Vienna, in the city of Ternitz, on Tuesday, August 6. A third suspect was arrested on August 8.
The authorities said during a press conference after the arrests that the suspects had radicalized through the Internet by the Islamic State terrorist group.
What had Taylor Swift said about the cancellation of his concert in Vienna
“The cancellation of our concerts in Vienna was devastating“Swift wrote after the conclusion of her European tour in London.” The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new fear and huge guilt, because so many people had planned to attend those concerts. But she was also very grateful to the authorities, because thanks to them, we were lamenting the concerts and not the concerts. ”
Omar Haijawi-Pychner, head of the State Security and Intelligence Directorate of Austria, was summoned by the AP last year saying that the main suspect, publicly known as Beran A, “wanted to carry out an attack in the exterior area of the stadium, killing as many people as possible using the knives or even using the explosive devices he had manufactured.”
Source: Ambito
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