Cancelled Taylor Swift concerts: 15-year-old from Brandenburg had contact with Viennese terror suspects

Arrest in Frankfurt/Oder
Brandenburg teenager had contact with Viennese terror suspects

05.09.2024, 20:31

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In Vienna, an Islamic State sympathizer will kill many people at a Taylor Swift concert. The police cancel the concerts and later arrest him. Now German officials are taking action and arresting a 15-year-old in Brandenburg. He had been in contact with the terror suspect.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office has searched an apartment in Frankfurt (Oder). The investigation is underway on suspicion of recruiting for a foreign terrorist organization, said a spokeswoman for the authority in Karlsruhe. The suspect was taken into custody. However, according to the spokeswoman, the Federal Prosecutor's Office has not made any arrests.

According to a spokesman for the city of Frankfurt, Mayor René Wilke informed the city council about the search yesterday, Wednesday. According to the city's knowledge, the person in question is a young student.

The police intervened “to prevent something worse from happening,” the “Märkische Oderzeitung” quoted the city spokesman as saying. Since special protection regulations apply to 15-year-olds, the city could not provide any further information, the report continued.

Report: Connection with foiled attack on Taylor Swift concerts

According to a report in the “Bild” newspaper and the “BZ” newspaper, the youth is said to have been in contact with the main suspect in the foiled terrorist attack on the Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. The spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor's Office did not comment on this.

In August, two suspected sympathizers of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) were arrested in Austria. According to police findings, one of them had planned to carry out an attack at one of Taylor Swift's concerts in the midst of fans in front of the stadium.