Austrian authorities say one of the two men arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert has confessed to planning 'to kill as many people as possible' outside the venue.
Austria n officials say one of the two men arrested over an alleged terror plot to attack people at a Taylor Swift concert has confessed.Swift will head to London for five performances at Wembley Stadium, which police say will go ahead.
Authorities say they found bomb-making materials during a raid on the man's home in Ternitz, south of Vienna.Meanwhile, at the home of the second suspect — aged 17 — officials claim they found Islamic State and Al Qaeda materials. Swift has already played multiple nights at Wembley Stadium, in the British capital, as part of the Eras Tour.A spokesperson for London's Metropolitan Police said authorities would work closely with stakeholders to monitor security and intelligence ahead of the performances.
Last month, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, was arrested after attacking a Taylor-Swift-themed dance class for school children in Southport, in England's north-west.
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