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New Suspect Charged In Thwarted Terrorist Plot At Taylor Swift Concert That CIA Says Was Intended To Kill “Tens Of Thousands Of People” – Update


The foiled terrorist plot at a Taylor Swift concert this month was intended "to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people," a CIA official says.

The young man, described as a juvenile and identified only as Mohammad A, is charged with supporting a foreign terrorist group, Islamic State, and aiding another suspect in prepping for the attack. PREVIOUSLY, August 28: The foiled terrorist plot at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna earlier this month was intended “to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people” including Americans, the deputy director of the CIA said today. Swift canceled three shows at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna after being informed by Austrian authorities about a bomb plot planned by four people with ties to the Islamic State.

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