Vienna Police Announces Arrests After Taylor Swift Show Cancelled Over "Terrorist" Threat

At a press conference in Vienna, the Director General for Public Security at the Ministry of the Interior, and Chief of the Vienna Provincial Police, provided an update on current police investigations over the arrest of a 19-year-old sympathiser of the armed group for allegedly planning an attack in the Vienna region, warning he had a "focus" on Swift's three upcoming shows.

The organisers said that “The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack”. The organisers added that all ticket holders would receive refunds. About 65,000 spectators were expected at each show scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.