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They were going to attack Taylor Swift's concert/CIA: They planned to kill a large number of people

2024-08-29 18:40:00, Lifestyle CNA
They were going to attack Taylor Swift's concert/CIA: They planned to kill
Taylor Swift

The CIA has revealed that the aggressors who would attack the singer Taylor Swift's concert in Vienna wanted to kill a large number of people.

Intelligence provided by the agency to Austrian authorities allowed them to foil the plot and save hundreds of lives, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said Wednesday.

Mr. Cohen pointed out that there were tens of thousands of people at this concert, "I'm sure there were a lot of Americans." He added that the suspects' plans were advanced.

Three teenage male suspects were arrested in connection with the foiled attacks, allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group.

Speaking at an annual intelligence summit outside Washington, Cohen said the day of the arrests was a "good day for Langley," referring to the CIA headquarters.

"The Austrians were able to make those arrests because the agency and our partners in the intelligence community gave them information about what this ISIS-linked group was planning to do," Mr. Cohen said.

Around 200,000 people were expected to attend one of the three concerts in Vienna.

On August 7, the day before the first show, concert organizers announced they would be canceled following a warning of a "planned terrorist attack" by government officials./ CNA





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