Taylor Swift is perhaps the biggest show on Earth right now.
And thanks to the quick work of law enforcement, her shows will continue to go on — for now.
According to a NBC News report, Austrian police said they narrowly foiled an ISIS-linked terror attack planned to take place at Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria.
Police Chief Gerhard Purstl and State Police Director Franz Ruf from the Vienna State Police said two men were arrested Wednesday, in connection with the alleged planned strikes, according to NBC News.
According to the report, one of the men reportedly arrested was a 19-year-old who allegedly declared his allegiance to ISIS, and both suspects had become radicalized online, according to the officials. They were allegedly armed with detailed plans on how to commit an attack of this nature.
The arrests were assisted by Austria’s Cobra unit, which has been likened to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, NBC News reported.
A bomb squad reportedly found chemical substances when the 19-year-old suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Investigators are now looking to determine if those alleged substances could have been used to build a bomb, according to NBC News.
Ruf told the New York Post that the suspect were honed in on Swift concerts.
“The suspected perpetrator was focused on the Taylor Swift concerts. Preparatory actions were detected,” Ruf said. “A concrete threat has been averted.”
The police reportedly could not say with certainty that the upcoming concerts are entirely safe, but they did note they continue to investigate the matter and are looking into other possible accomplices as well.
NBC News reported that Swift was scheduled to perform today, Friday and Saturday at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, as part of the international leg of The Eras Tour.
Her concerts have been cancelled but there has been no mention of any cancellations on Swift’s Instagram account.
Security measures have been increased at the concerts, and will include the deployment of a heavy weapons teams and K-9 units, as well as bomb squads and tactical vehicles, police said, according to NBC News.
Fans have been alerted to the possibility of extensive delays for the purpose of visitor and vehicle checks, NBC News reported.
This is an on-going story. Check back for further updates.