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Swift Fans Mark One-Year Anniversary of Foiled Vienna Terror Plot

Fans gathered at Corneliusgasse to unveil a plaque commemorating resilience after a CIA warning led to the cancellation of Swift’s Vienna concerts.

Overview

  • Participants sang Swift songs and exchanged friendship bands at the Corneliusgasse gathering.
  • A plaque unveiled at the site carries a message of unity against hate, and organizer Lex Dimitrijevic said it reminds fans not to let terror diminish their joy in music.
  • Vienna’s public prosecutor is continuing to review seized digital evidence in the case against the 20-year-old Austrian suspect, who remains in custody without formal charges.
  • In mid-July, a Berlin court opened proceedings against a 15-year-old Syrian accused of translating bomb instructions and liaising with an Islamic State member.
  • The plot was uncovered last August after a CIA warning, which also spurred Austria’s parliament to authorize domestic online surveillance and cancel three Eras Tour shows.