On Wednesday, two males were taken into custody after it was discovered the pair were allegedly planning attacks at major events scheduled to take place in Vienna, Austria, including some of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s concerts. One of the men arrested by federal and state authorities in Austria was a 19-year-old who had pledged his loyalty to ISIS, a radical Islamic terrorist organization, according to information released by Vienna Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Purstl.
This is what happens when you have open borders, a phenomenon that is becoming very common in Europe for that very reason. Radical Islamists are a plague on the globe. Much like cockroaches, they invade a home or territory that does not belong to them and begin a campaign of terror once they outnumber the native population. From there they attempt to impose their religion, their style of government, and culture on folks through actual violence or threats of violence.
Here’s more from NBC:
Officials said both men had become radicalized through the internet, and allegedly had specific and detailed plans on how to carry out an attack. When the 19-year-old was taken into custody, a bomb squad allegedly found chemical substances. Investigators are working to determine if the substances could have been used to build a bomb, authorities said. Austria’s Cobra unit, which is similar to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, assisted with the arrests.
Swift is scheduled to perform at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the international leg of The Eras Tour. A police official said there are no plans to cancel the concerts and told reporters that “the concrete danger has been minimized.”
The report then revealed that additional security measures are being taken at the concerts to ensure that fans who have tickets to the show can feel safe and enjoy themselves. Authorities will be deploying heavy weapons teams, bomb squads, tactical vehicles, and even K-9 units.
Terrorists are determined to destroy everything the West holds dear. Islam is a religion literally built and established through bloodshed. Wherever the so-called “religion of peace” is proclaimed, economic and cultural stagnation follow. It’s an oppressive belief system that looks to subjugate, dominate, and oppress those it deems weaker than themselves. Until we accept that there can be no peace with this twisted group of individuals and that we must fight not only the terrorists but the ideas they spread, no victory will occur.