Taylor Swift fans to be protected by a ring of steel at the remaining Wembley dates
TAYLOR Swifts Wembley dates will go ahead with beefedup security after a suicide bomb plot at her concerts in Austria. Three gigs were cancelled when bombmaking equipment and chemicals were found at the home of a 19yearold IS fanatic. The hulking bearded suspect confessed he was targeting Swifts fans outside the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna. The Met Police said yesterday that the US singers Wembley gigs on August 15, 17 and 19 will go ahead. But it is understood extra safeguards will be in place, likely to include walkthrough metal detectors. Experts warned the terror plot was a wakeup call. Chris Phillips, former head of the UKs National Counter Terrorism Security Office, said: Music events are right on the high point of terrorist targets. He added: You have to carry on with business as usual and make sure nothing happens. Terrorists mustnt be allowed to win. But we have got to be alert. The teen, of North Macedonia heritage, was arre
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