Breaking news: pray for Taylor Swift , as terror suspect seen posing with knives and ISIS flag

A teenager accused of plotting an ISIS terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert has been pictured for the first time.

The singer had been due to play to 170,000 fans over the course of three nights in Vienna before organisers Barracuda Music announced that the event had been cancelled. She was set to perform at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and is next due to play five dates at London’s Wembley Stadium between Thursday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 20.

Ms Swift, 34, is said to be “horrified” at the thought of the terror attack being successful after the tragedy of Ariana Grande’s devastating Manchester gig. She has also issued a promise to her team as she is conscious about her “disappointed” fans.

Authorities have arrested two suspected extremists, one of whom appeared to be planning an attack on the event in the Vienna area. The 19-year-old main suspect, known only as Beran A, was arrested in Ternitz, south of Vienna, and the second person in the Austrian capital. The 19-year-old’s arrest took place in the early hours of Wednesday, while the second arrest took place in Vienna later in the

Beran A’s image was shown at press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Vienna today. He can be seen posing with two large knives in front of an ISIS flag.

In an Instagram post late on Wednesday, Barracuda Music said they had no choice but to axe the shows: “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.”

A source told The Mirror: “Taylor has been devastated by this. She is devastated for the fans who have been waiting for years to see her. But the thought of what could have happened if the concerts had been targeted by a terror attack is horrifying, and she would never risk the safety of her fans.