Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled due to plans for an alleged terrorist attack

() – Three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria were canceled after Austrian authorities said Wednesday that two suspects were arrested in connection with plans for an alleged attack in the Vienna region.

Swift was due to give three shows in Vienna between Thursday, August 8 and Saturday, August 10. Those dates were canceled on Wednesday, reported Barracuda Music, the promoter of Swift’s concerts in Austria.

“With confirmation by government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music said in a social media post.

Swift’s official website also listed the concerts as cancelled.

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At a news conference in the capital, police said a 19-year-old Austrian citizen, whom they identify as an Islamic State sympathizer, was arrested on Wednesday morning in Ternitz, Lower Austria, while another arrest was made that same morning in Vienna.

“The two suspects were radicalized via the Internet, a 19-year-old citizen of Austria swore allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic State in early July,” police said.

Authorities went on to say that the two suspects had taken “concrete preparatory measures” for a terrorist attack after police suspected explosives were stored in the suspect’s home in Ternitz.

Police also said chemicals had been seized from the 19-year-old’s home and were being evaluated, the Associated Press reported.

“From the current point of view of the investigation we assume that the target of the attack was events in the Vienna region,” the police continued.

All tickets for canceled shows will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days, the concert promoter said.