Taylor Swift's Terror Attack, This Is What It Knows From 3 Perpetrators Aged 15, 17 And 19 Years
JAKARTA - Taylor Swift's concert terror plan in Vienna, Austria, shocked the world. The three alleged perpetrators are still very young, aged 15, 17 and 19.
A 19-year-old teenager is being held in Austria for allegedly planning to kill Taylor Swift or Swifties fans outside the stadium. Two other teenagers have been named as suspects.
The perpetrator is 19 years old
An Austrian citizen from North Macedonia was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday during a police operation at his home in Ternitz.
The man quit his job on July 25, and told people he "has big plans", public security chief Franz Ruf told reporters.
The suspect recently changed his appearance and spread Islamic propaganda online. Security authorities say the perpetrator has taken a YESTERDAY.
A neighbor told Austrian broadcaster Puls24 the young man was alone.
During a search of his home, law enforcement officials secured various materials and equipment used to make bombs, as well as ISIS propaganda, counterfeit money worth 21,000 euros (USD 23,000), machetes, knives, and empty ammunition.
The Kurier newspaper, citing a source familiar with the situation, reported that the suspect had stolen the chemicals from his workplace, a metal processing company in Ternitz.
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The perpetrator is 17 years old
After initially being told by one perpetrator, Austrian investigators found two other suspected perpetrators, including a 17-year-old Austrian citizen of Turkish-Croatian descent who was arrested in Vienna on Wednesday afternoon.
He appears strikingly in the Ernst Happel Stadium area, where Swift's stadium shows are scheduled to take place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
A few days ago, the perpetrator was given a job by a company that provides services at the stadium.
The boy also appears to have been radicalized.
It is not yet known the exact role in Taylor Swift's concert terror plan is still unclear, but she has extensive contact with the main suspect, officials said.
15-year-old perpetrator
The alleged third and last perpetrator is an Austrian citizen of Turkish descent.
During interrogation, the young man said that the main suspect had changed a lot in recent months and had also frequently asked about the tools to turn on explosives, officials said.