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Iraqi Teen Detained in Vienna After Taylor Swift Attack Plot Foiled

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People and security walk outside Happel stadium after Taylor Swift’s three concerts this week were canceled after the government confirmed a planned attack at the stadium in Vienna, Austria, August 8, 2024.

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17:24 JST, August 9, 2024

BERLIN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday.

The Iraqi national is said to have come from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, according to the ministry.