A man and a teenager have been arrested by police after they discovered a terrifying plan to bomb a Lady Gaga concert in Brazil. The duo were allegedly plotting to use Molotov cocktails and homemade bombs for the attack.
City officials have confirmed that more than two million people attended the free Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening. The huge concert was paid for by the city in an attempt to revitalise the economy. It’s believed it could bring in around £75m.
The performance was part of the promotional tour for Lady Gaga’s eighth album, Mayhem, whose songs include Abracadabra and Die With a Smile. She last performed in Brazil in 2012.
Police officers and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security managed to identify the bomb threat hours before the concert began, according to Brazilian news-based TV channel GloboNews.
Fans, affectionately known as Gaga’s ‘Little Monsters’, had begun queuing early in the morning to gain access to the beach. The event required a huge security operation to be in place, with 5,000 police officers on duty and attendees having to pass through metal detectors. The authorities used drones and facial recognition cameras to help keep the event safe and secure.
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