British police said there was no indication the planned attack on Taylor Swift's concert in Vienna would have any impact on her return to Wembley Stadium in London, where the American singer is due to play five shows there next week.
Taylor Swift's three concerts in Vienna scheduled for August 8, 9 and 10, which were to attract 195,000 fans, have been canceled. Austrian authorities said they had detained suspects in connection with planning the attack. “We have no other choice but to cancel the three planned concerts for the good, safety of everyone,” the organizer wrote on his Instagram channel.
As part of her ongoing “The Eras Tour”, the American star already performed in London in June, after playing shows in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff.
Swift is set to return to Wembley Stadium for five shows on Aug. 15. She will then fly to North America for her final shows.
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London Police statement
A spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police, quoted by Reuters, said there was “no indication that the cases investigated by the Austrian authorities will have an impact on upcoming events in London.”
The spokesman said the police were working closely with the teams responsible for protecting the facilities and other partners to ensure safety. “As always, we will carefully analyse any new information,” he added.
Arrests in connection with a planned terrorist attack
In a relationship with a planned attack in Austria the main suspect was detained – a 19-year-old man who, among other things, was supposed to build a bomb, a 17-year-old who worked at the stadium where Taylor Swift's concerts were to take place and a 15-year-old, about whom there is no additional information at the moment. The services also reported that “the suspects radicalized on the internet and were planning the attack since July”.
Austrian authorities said the main suspect in the planned attack on Taylor Swift's concert in Austriapledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State and had chemicals in his home. The 19-year-old with North Macedonian roots worked with a 17-year-old Austrian who worked at the stadium.
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– The situation was and is serious. But we can also say that we managed to avoid a tragedy, said Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner.
Austrian authorities said the attack plan, which was to take place in Vienna before a Taylor Swift concert, was uncovered thanks to the work of Austrian intelligence, which worked closely with its international counterparts.
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