Taylor Swift ISIS suspect 'planned to drive car into 20,000 fans' at concert

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Suspects behind an alleged planned ISIS terror attack that forced Taylor Swift to cancel her upcoming Vienna concerts were planning to drive a vehicle into the 20,000-strong crowd at the stadium, according to local reports.

On Wednesday, three of Taylor's Eras tour performances were cancelled, with show organisers saying there had been “confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium”.This morning (Thursday, August 8), the Deputy Cabinet Chief of the Federal Chancellor, Daniel Kossak, said one of two arrested suspects had made a "full confession" and "wanted to carry out an attack using explosives and cutting and stabbing weapons." Writing on Twitter (X), he said: "Based on the information now available, we know the threat and the attack plans were very specific, and the danger was very real.The main perpetrator who was arrested made a full confession.The original tip from foreign services referred to a lone perpetrator.The DSN has uncovered the network involved." Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Taylor had been due to perform at the stadium today (Thursday, 8 August), Friday and Saturday before traveling to London to play Wembley Stadium from Thursday, 15 August.

After the arrests in Austria, the UK's Policing Minister Diana Johnson said Scotland Yard would be looking at "all the intelligence" before the singer returns to the UK.

Officials said a 19-year-old suspect was arrested in Ternitz, an area south of Vienna, on Wednesday morning, and a second person in the capital city later the same day.