Taylor Swift terror plot: Photo shows suspect with alleged allegiance to ISIS, Live NOW from FOX
The suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and alQaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bombmaking materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue. Three soldout concerts were canceled a day earlier because of the plot, devastating Swifties from across the globe. Many of them had dropped thousands of dollars on travel and lodging in Austrias expensive capital city to attend the Eras Tour shows at the Ernst Happel Stadium, which sat empty Thursday morning as media filmed outside. Concert organizers said they stood behind their decision, saying they expected up to 65, 000 fans inside the stadium at each concert and as many as 30, 000 onlookers outside, where authorities said the suspects planned to strike. Officials told reporters that the main suspect, a 19yearold Austrian, began work
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