Chemical substances and technical devices were found at the home of a 19-year-old Austrian suspected of planning an attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria, the head of public security at Austria’s interior ministry, Franz Ruf, told public broadcaster ORF: s Oe1 program in an interview Thursday.
Ruf added that these are still being evaluated by investigators. He earlier confirmed during a press conference on Wednesday that chemical substances had been secured and were being evaluated.
Austria’s Director General of Public Security at the Interior Ministry Franz Ruf and Vienna Police President Gerhard Puerstl speak during a press conference in Vienna, Austria on Aug. 7, 2024, in this video screenshot.
Austrian Ministry of the Interior via Reuters
Three of Swift’s concerts scheduled for this week in Vienna were canceled after two suspects were arrested Wednesday for planning a terror attack, authorities said.
The cancellations came hours after authorities announced that a 19-year-old Austrian national was arrested Wednesday morning and a second suspect was arrested in the afternoon.
This is a development story. Check back for updates.
ABC News’ Aaron Katersky, Felix Franz, Will Gretsky, Emily Shapiro, Josh Margolin and Luke Barr contributed to this report.