Taylor Swift concerts canceled after ISIS plot narrowly foiled by police

Three Taylor Swift shows have been canceled on the European leg of her Eras tour after police narrowly thwarted an ISIS plot to attack her concerts in Vienna — and authorities warned there could be other threats.

Swift’s sold-out Vienna shows – slated for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – were called off after the terror scare, her Austrian show promoter Barracuda announced.

“With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” the promoter said in a post on Instagram .

A 19-year-old suspect living at his parents’ home in Ternitz — just south of Vienna — was arrested Wednesday morning during a police raid on the house, law enforcement sources told The Post.

A second suspect was apprehended later in the afternoon.

A bomb squad found various chemicals and substances potentially being used to make explosives, and evacuated the home.

The pair were allegedly targeting Swift’s concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium, where she is scheduled to play Thursday through Saturday night to sold-out crowds, according to Kronen Zeitung.

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“The suspects were focused on the Taylor Swift concerts. We discovered that he was taking action to prepare for the attack,” said Austrian Director General for Public Safety Franz Ruf.

“A clear threat has been averted,” he said, adding that authorities had not yet declared the concerts entirely safe and were still investigating other accomplices, according to Kronen Zeitung.

The 19-year-old suspect is an Austrian national, and is believed to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic terror group in July.

He and the other suspect are believed to have become radicalized online.

Both suspects had been under surveillance by Austrian authorities and were known risks before the arrest, a pair of US officials familiar with the matter said, according to NBC News .

The 19-year-old had allegedly purchased the chemicals required to create a bomb but did not yet have all the necessary components, according to officials.

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It is unlikely he would have been able to assemble a bomb before the concerts this week, officials added, noting they nevertheless decided to make arrests in case the suspects found other means to attack the shows.

Security plans have been increased at the concerts.

It was not the first time Islamic extremists have targeted a pop concert.

In 2017, 22 people were killed when extremist Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a homemade bomb at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, England.

More than 200 people were injured, and nearly 1,000 reported suffering severe psychological trauma in the fallout.

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The bomber was killed in the explosion, but his brother, Hashem Abedi, later admitted to helping plot the attack and was sentenced to 55 years in prison.

On July 29, three girls were killed when a hooded 17-year-old burst into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England, and began slashing attendees with a knife.

Nine others were injured, several of whom were parents trying to defend their kids.

The motivation behind that attack remains unknown, and false rumors surrounding it sparked riots across the country.

Swift previously told Elle magazine that a terror-style attack at a concert was one of her biggest fears in life.

“After the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting, I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months,” she told the magazine in 2019 ahead of her Lover tour.

“There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe,” she said, adding that her “fear of violence” had spread into her personal life so much so that she carries military-grade gunshot bandages around with her.

With Post wires

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