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Breaking news surrounding Taylor Swift's canceled Eras Tour concerts in Vienna last year: German authorities have arrested a Syrian national on allegations of supporting the foiled terrorist attack targeting one of Swift's shows. In a press release, authorities identified the national as Mohammad A., a minor. Prosecutors said that the suspect supported the ideology of the Islamic State group and that, between mid-July and August last year, he was in contact with a young adult from Austria who was planning a bomb attack on one of Swift's concerts in Vienna.
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00:00Breaking news surrounding Taylor Swift's cancelled Eris Tour concerts in Vienna last year.
00:05German authorities have arrested a Syrian national on allegations of supporting the foiled terrorist attack targeting one of Swift's shows.
00:12In a press release, authorities identified the national as Mohammed A., a minor.
00:17Prosecutors said that the suspect supported the ideology of the Islamic State group,
00:21and that between mid-July and August last year, he was in contact with a young adult from Austria
00:26who was planning a bomb attack on one of Swift's concerts in Vienna.
00:29Germany's Prosecutor General said the accused assisted the adolescent in his preparations by, among other things,
00:35translating bomb-making instructions from Arabic and establishing contact with an IS member abroad via the Internet.
00:42The accused also provided the adolescent with a text template for the Oath of Allegiance to IS,
00:46which he used to join the organization.
00:49The arrest comes over 10 months after Swift's three Eris Tour shows in Vienna were cancelled
00:53due to the terrorist plot targeting her concert.
00:55Swift said in a statement after the cancellation,
00:57Several others have been arrested in Austria following the foiled plot.
01:18According to the New York Times, the main suspect in the attack remains in jail amid the ongoing investigation,
01:24while a 17-year-old who was arrested was released with no charges filed.
01:28For much more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:31This is the Hollywood Reporter News.
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