BERLIN: Taylor Swift’s three concert events in Vienna this week have been cancelled after authorities affirmation of a deliberate assault on the stadium, the organiser mentioned late on Wednesday (Aug 7).
“With affirmation from authorities officers of a deliberate terrorist assault at Ernst Happel Stadium, we’ve no selection however to cancel the three scheduled reveals for everybody’s security,” Barracuda.music mentioned in a submit on Instagram, including all tickets can be mechanically refunded.
Austrian police on Wednesday detained two folks suspected of plotting assaults on concert events, Franz Ruf, director normal for public safety, mentioned at a information convention on Wednesday night.
“Throughout our investigations, we recognized preparatory actions and famous that the 19-year-old suspect had a specific deal with the Taylor Swift concert events in Vienna,” Ruf mentioned, including that the suspect, an Austrian citizen, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
Police searched the residence of one of many suspects in Ternitz, Decrease Austria, and is analysing objects from the house.
Three Taylor Swift concert events advert scheduled to happen In Vienna from Thursday to Saturday with police anticipating round 65,000 attendees every day.