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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Taylor Swift concert plot: Austrian police find bomb chemicals in suspect’s home

Swift on stage
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley stadium in London in June as part of her Eras tour. Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP

The 19-year-old prime suspect in an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert that led to the cancellation of the singer’s three-night run in Vienna had collected chemicals with the intention of building a bomb, senior Austrian security officials have said.

The Austrian suspect was arrested along with a 17-year-old who recently started working for a services company providing support for the concerts, on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack. A third person, 15, was taken into custody late on Wednesday in connection with the investigation.

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