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Taylor Swift speaks out after the terror threats: "A new kind of fear" During the summer, Taylor Swift cancelled three gigs in Vienna after a terrorist threat against the concerts. Now, the world star speaks out for the first time in a post on Instagram.
"The reason I cancelled the concerts filled me with a new kind of fear and enormous guilt towards the many people who had planned to go to the concerts. But I was also extremely grateful to the authorities because thanks to them we mourned concerts and not human lives."
Taylor Swifts was supposed to play on three occasions in the Austrian capital, but the concerts were cancelled in connection with the arrest of two people who were planning a terrorist attack on the concert venue. A third person was arrested shortly afterwards. One of the suspected perpetrators has sworn allegiance to ISIS, according to Die Presse. Watch the feature on SVT News.
Trump spoke behind bulletproof glass. On Wednesday, Donald Trump held his first outdoor election rally since he was the victim of an assassination attempt in July. And he spoke on a podium behind bulletproof glass.
The fact that security was turned up at the meeting in North Carolina was noticeable in several ways. Large storage containers were stacked around the area to form protective walls and block sight lines. Snipers were also stationed on roofs nearby, while bodyguards surrounded the podium on the ground. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
The candidates in the battle for Taylor Swift. With only a little more than two months to go until the US election, Trump and Harris are still waiting for an announcement that could have a major impact on the outcome: Taylor Swift's blessing.
Taylor Swift's importance to American politics is proven to be great. Just over a year ago, the star shared an Instagram post where she urged her 283 million followers to register to vote. The result was over 35,000 new registrations, writes American NPR. During the past year, her influence has increased even more with the giant tour "The era tour"
During the Democratic convention in Chicago, party representatives have sprinkled references to the artist. Watch the feature on SVT News.