The names of the suspects have not been released due to Austrian privacy regulations. There was also a 15-year-old who had been in contact with both suspects was also interrogated by police.
Reactions
The incident sent shockwaves through the country and beyond. Austria’s Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler wrote on social platform X, “For many, a dream has been shattered today. On three evenings in Vienna, tens of thousands of #Swifties should have celebrated life together.”
“I am very sorry that you were denied this. Swifties stick together; hate and terror can’t destroy that,” Kogler added.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer posted on X that “the cancellation of the Taylor Swift concerts by the organizers is a bitter disappointment for all fans in Austria.”
He emphasized the severity of the situation, stating that “the situation surrounding the apparently planned terror attack in Vienna was very serious.”
He commended the cooperation between police and Austrian and foreign intelligence, which allowed for the early recognition and tackling of the threat, preventing a tragedy.
