Third suspect, 18, detained in Vienna amid investigation into foiled terror attack at Taylor Swift concert

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Third suspect, 18, detained in Vienna amid investigation into foiled terror attack at Taylor Swift concert
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An 18-year-old pledged to Islamic State is taken in for questioning over a planned terror attack on Taylor Swift's concert in Austria.

A third teenage suspect has been arrested over the foiled terror attack on pop star Taylor Swift 's concert in Vienna .

The interior ministry said on Friday an 18-year-old Iraqi national was taken into custody for questioning, who comes from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots. Swift had planned concerts in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All three were cancelled late Wednesday over security concerns.The 15-year-old has since been released and is being treated as a witness, the Kurier newspaper reported on Friday.

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