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CIA Intelligence Thwarts Vienna Terror Plot at Taylor Swift Concert, Saving Tens of Thousands

Aug 28, 2024, 08:29 PM

The CIA provided crucial intelligence to Austrian authorities, enabling them to disrupt a planned terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna this month. The plot, orchestrated by ISIS-K, aimed to kill tens of thousands of people, including Americans, according to Deputy CIA Director David. The intelligence was shared as part of a collaboration between the US and its partners, which was instrumental in preventing the potential mass casualty event.