Terrorists had planned to kill thousands of people at a Taylor Swift concert. According to the CIA, ISIS supporters had planned to kill thousands of people at the singer’s show.
The CIA had warned Austrian authorities that terrorists linked to the Islamic State had planned to kill thousands of people at an American singer Taylor Swift’s concert. The performance was scheduled to take place in Vienna.
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As reported by AP, the Deputy Director General of the intelligence agency, David Cohen, revealed this information. “They had planned to kill a large number of people at this concert—thousands of people, I’m sure many Americans,” he said during a speech on August 28.
Notably, four terrorists were preparing for the attack. Intelligence gathered by the officers helped Austrian security forces arrest the suspects. During the investigation, they found components of an explosive device.
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In Vienna, the singer planned to give three concerts on August 8–10, with up to 65,000 spectators expected at each.