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The plot to attack Taylor Swift's Vienna shows was intended to kill thousands, a CIA official says

Aug. 29, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency's deputy director said. The...

Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows 'devastating' and explains her silence

Aug. 23, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on...

Taylor Swift calls Vienna shows cancellation 'devastating' and says she didn't speak out until now to prioritize safety

Aug. 21, 2024 18:58 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift calls Vienna shows cancellation 'devastating' and says she didn't speak out until now to prioritize safety.

Rocked by cancellation of Vienna concerts, Swifties shake it off and flock to London

Aug. 14, 2024 10:06 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — For Herve Tram, being a Taylor Swift fan isn’t just about the music. The 28-year-old computer network engineer from Paris sees himself as part of a community, one of the Swifties as they are known. So when the pop superstar's shows in Vienna were canceled last week...

Lawyer for suspect in alleged plot against Taylor Swift concerts says allegations are exaggerated

Aug. 13, 2024 09:26 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna said Tuesday that authorities' presentation of the case is exaggerated, and his client wouldn't have been able to carry out plans that the attorney described as “fantasies.” ...

3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

Aug. 09, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts, even as disappointed fans charmed Vienna by trading friendship bracelets and singing the pop star’s songs in the streets. ...

AP PHOTOS: Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans come together in Vienna after concerts canceled

Aug. 09, 2024 08:22 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Police kept a watchful eye as hundreds of Taylor Swift fans gathered and sang her songs in the Austrian capital Thursday, their dreams of watching her perform live abruptly dashed. Three sold-out concerts in Vienna, part of Swift's Eras Tours show, were canceled by...

Austrian interior ministry: Investigators scrutinizing 'networks' of suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift concerts

Aug. 09, 2024 05:27 AM EDT
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian interior ministry: Investigators scrutinizing 'networks' of suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift concerts.

Official: 3rd suspect linked to plot to attack Taylor Swift shows also took 'oath of allegiance' to Islamic State group

Aug. 09, 2024 05:11 AM EDT
VIENNA (AP) — Official: 3rd suspect linked to plot to attack Taylor Swift shows also took 'oath of allegiance' to Islamic State group.

Official: Third teenager arrested in foiled plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

Aug. 09, 2024 04:53 AM EDT
VIENNA (AP) — Official: Third teenager arrested in foiled plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.