Taylor Swift concert plotter had sworn allegiance to Islamic State

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Austrian police have seized bomb-making materials from the home of the man behind the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna and says one of the men arrested confessed to planning to 'kill as many people as possible'.

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00:00It wasn't the concert they were expecting, but these Swifties are doing their best.

00:09Many had travelled across the world to see the pop superstar, spending thousands of dollars

00:15in the process.

00:16We all came from San Francisco, and we waited over a year because today is her 13th birthday.

00:22I was really excited, but then when the news got out that it was cancelled, there were

00:26a lot of tears.

00:27The man behind the plot has made a full confession.

00:31Authorities say the 19-year-old was planning to use knives or homemade explosives to kill

00:37as many people outside the stadium as possible.

00:40The Austrian had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group on the internet.

00:45Police raided his home and found chemicals and explosive devices.

00:50A 17-year-old has also been arrested.

00:53He was employed by a company hired to provide services at the venue.

00:57Authorities say the cell of suicide attackers has been broken up, but are searching for

01:02anyone else involved.

01:04Taylor Swift said her biggest fear was a terrorist attack at one of her shows.

01:09She's due to return to the stage next week in London, while fans in Austria are making

01:15memories of their own.

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