Gavin Grey: UK correspondent says there's major security concerns for Taylor Swift London shows after Austria

Taylor Swift's upcoming London shows will go ahead after a foiled plot to attack her now-cancelled Vienna concerts.

A 19-year-old with Islamic State ties has been arrested and confirmed they planned a terror attack involving explosives and knives.

Two other teen suspects have also been arrested.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge there's major security concerns for Swift's five Wembley Stadium shows, which kick off Thursday.

“Naturally as you can imagine, high alert here in London as those teenagers are being questioned in Austria.”

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Devin Gray, who's our UK correspondent. You would have seen
the threats of a TIRA at tech in Vienna scuttled
or canceled the Taylor Swift concerts, but they're going ahead
in London. Are people worried there, Gevin?

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, there is an element of concern. Good morning to you,
I Ryan. We're also finding out more details now about
those arrests in Vienna. Let's start in London. Taylor Swift
doing five nights at Wembley starting on Thursday this week,
and therefore a major major security concern, particularly following those

(00:34):
three concerts counseled in Vienna with one hundred and ninety
five thousand fans left disappointed. We now know that actually
not one, but three people have been arrested in Austria.
There was the original arrest that we were reporting on
a nineteen year old who had stolen chemicals it's reported
from his former workplace, had left work, was telling people

(00:57):
that he was going to do something big. It was discovered,
but it'd sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was intending
it's alleged to drive a crowd into a large number
of people outside with some sort of a chemical attack
or an explosion and also a knife attack. Then we
learned two other suspects have been arrested, both again in

(01:18):
their teenagers, both alleged to have pleased allegiance to Islamic State,
and so naturally, as you can imagine, yeah, high alert
here in London as those teenagers are being questioned in Austria.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Kevin, thank you for that.

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