{"id":116830,"date":"2024-08-07T18:52:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/taylor-swift-concert-nearly-attacked-by-isis-in-austria-updates\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T18:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:52:39","slug":"taylor-swift-concert-nearly-attacked-by-isis-in-austria-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/taylor-swift-concert-nearly-attacked-by-isis-in-austria-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Concert Nearly Attacked By ISIS In Austria: Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s two things we never thought we\u2019d write in a sentence together: Taylor Swift and ISIS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that an ISIS plot against a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna was narrowly foiled the night before her show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two men were arrested on August 7\u00a0 in connection with alleged planned attacks at major events in Vienna, Austria, including Taylor\u2019s upcoming concerts.<\/p>\n<p>The details are shocking, but the good news is that the culprits have been caught \u2013 and the show will go on!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506574 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789252.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift performs onstage during  \u201cTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour\u201d at Johan Cruijff Arena on July 05, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-taylor-swift-concert-terror-plot-in-austria-foiled-what-happened\"><strong>Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot in Austria Foiled: What Happened<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the day before Taylor Swift is meant to take the stage for her first of three concerts in Austria, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Purstl revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/07\/world-news\/isis-plot-against-taylor-swift-concert-in-vienna-narrowly-foiled\/?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=news_alert&amp;utm_content=20240807?&amp;utm_source=sailthru&amp;lctg=656f618a1d32ee5cab058641&amp;utm_term=NYP%20-%20News%20Alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press conference<\/a> that a plot to attack those at her show was foiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two men were arrested by Austrian federal and state police. Among them, a 19-year-old teen who allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>The officials said in the news conference that both men had become radicalized through the internet. Additionally, they allegedly had specific and detailed plans on how to carry out an attack.<\/p>\n<p>When the 19-year-old, whose identity has not been released, was taken into custody, a bomb squad allegedly found chemical substances in his parents home, where he also lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear to investigators at this time if the substances could have been used to build a bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Austria\u2019s Cobra unit, which is similar to the FBI\u2019s Hostage Rescue Team, assisted with the arrests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506575 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2160789280.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Taylor Swift performs onstage during  \u201cTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour\u201d at Johan Cruijff Arena on July 05, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-taylor-swift-still-performing-in-austria\">Taylor Swift Still Performing in Austria<\/h2>\n<p>In the news conference, it was announced that there are no plans to cancel the concerts, as according to the officials, \u201cthe concrete danger has been minimized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift is scheduled to perform at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the international leg of The Eras Tour.<\/p>\n<p>As we understand, despite the arrests, extra measures are being put in place to protect concert goers. This will include heavy weapons teams, K-9 units, bomb squads and tactical vehicles, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans should expect delays as authorities do extensive visitor and vehicle checks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Story developing\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC1pc2lzLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s two things we never thought we\u2019d write in a sentence together: Taylor Swift and ISIS.\u00a0 It has been reported that an ISIS plot against a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna was narrowly foiled the night before her show.\u00a0 Two men were arrested on August 7\u00a0 in connection with alleged planned attacks at major events [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-116830","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}