One of the suspects linked to an alleged terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria had chemicals and devices at his home, officials say.
One of the suspects arrested in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Austria this week had chemical substances and technical devices at his home, officials have revealed.
That individual, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, was “clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State and thinks it is right to kill infidels”, Austrian security officials said Thursday.
They added that investigators found ISIS and Al Qaeda materials at the home of the second suspect linked to the foiled plot – a 17-year-old Austrian with Turkish and Croatian roots.
Together, officials allege the two young men wanted to kill as many people as possible using knives or self-made explosives outside Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, where Swift was set to perform a trio of sold-out shows starting today drawing an estimated crowd of 170,000.
