Almost two weeks after the alleged attack plans on the Taylor Swift concert series in Vienna, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) took stock of the security situation on Wednesday evening before the Coldplay concert at the Ernst Happel Stadium. “A tragedy may have been prevented at this location a few days ago,” said Karner, thanking the emergency services. The measures had been massively increased.
Several hundred police officers in action
More than twice as many officers were on duty on the first evening of the British cult band’s concert, said the head of the operations department, Xenia Zauner. Therefore, several hundred police officers, both plainclothes and uniformed, will be on duty for these events, the police explained. Officers also mingled with the audience.
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Source: Nachrichten
