{"id":6135,"date":"2024-08-09T11:45:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/iraqi-teen-detained-in-vienna-after-taylor-swift-attack-plot-foiled\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:45:22","slug":"iraqi-teen-detained-in-vienna-after-taylor-swift-attack-plot-foiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/iraqi-teen-detained-in-vienna-after-taylor-swift-attack-plot-foiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi\u00a0teen\u00a0detained in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg3vxi000m36qg6zx09bry@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            An 18-year-old&nbsp;Iraqi&nbsp;national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00023b6k1m1wl823@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The&nbsp;Iraqi&nbsp;national is said to have come from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, according to the ministry.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00033b6k19cgke56@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The main suspect, who had vowed loyalty to Islamic State (IS), was planning a lethal assault among the estimated 20,000 \u201cSwiftie\u201d fans set to gather outside Vienna\u2019s Ernst Happel Stadium.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00043b6k3c2ql4sp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The US popstar had planned concerts in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All three were canceled late Wednesday over security concerns.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00053b6kt4g9s9ll@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Two other Austrian youths aged 17 and 15 were detained on Wednesday over the reported plot.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00063b6k37pddmh2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The 15-year-old has meanwhile been released and is being treated as a witness, the Kurier newspaper reported on Friday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg4eqc00073b6kzzi49u5r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The&nbsp;Iraqi&nbsp;suspect is reported to have sworn allegiance to IS on Aug. 6, but it remains unclear whether he had anything to do with the planned attack, the newspaper reported.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clzmg3vxi000n36qgep9h1t2x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            <i>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i>    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 18-year-old&nbsp;Iraqi&nbsp;national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday. 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