Taylor Swift's Vienna shows cancelled after IS sympathiser arrest

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Vienna, Aug 7, 2024 (AFP) - The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.

Authorities had earlier confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old sympathiser of the armed group for allegedly planning an attack in the Vienna region, warning he had a "focus" on Swift's three upcoming shows.