Austria Proposes Tougher Terrorism Laws in Wake of Taylor Swift Plot

A week after police thwarted a terrorist plot against a series of Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s government has announced new measures.
Austria Proposes Tougher Terrorism Laws in Wake of Taylor Swift Plot
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her "The Eras Tour" at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 5, 2024. Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Chris Summers
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The Austrian government has announced plans to bolster the country’s capacity to combat terrorism in the wake of last week’s plot to target Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.

Three teenagers, aged between 17 and 19, were arrested in Vienna and nearby Ternitz and remain in custody on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against the U.S. pop star’s concerts on Aug. 8, 9, and 10, all of which were canceled by the organizers.

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