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The Brazilian police announced on Sunday that it thwarted a terrorist attack. The attack had on Lady Gagas A record -breaking concert targeted on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Two arrests after concert – suspicious planned bombing
The civil police of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian Ministry of Justice announced two arrests in the morning after the concert. They added that the suspects had planned a bomb attack on the concert. An estimated 2.5 million people had come to the performance.
Group spread LGBTQ-anti-hate speeches
According to the police (via Reuters) had planned the attack a group that “hate speeches [gegen die LGBTQ-Gemeinschaft] And promotes the radicalization of teenagers ”.
Ministry of Justice reveals digital conspiracy
“The suspects recruited participants. Among them, including minors. Everything to carry out coordinated attacks with improvised explosives and Molotow cocktails”. The police said that in a statement. ‘The plan was viewed as a’ collective challenge ‘. With the aim of gaining awareness on social media. “
The police described a male suspect as the leader of the group. He was arrested in the southern state of Rio Grande Do Sul for illegal gun ownership. The investigators have arrested a teenager in Rio de Janeiro for possession of child pornography.
The authorities, which referred to the investigation on Gaga’s fan base “Little Monsters” as “Operation Fake Monster”, also carried out searches with 15 other suspects across the country. They confiscated phones and other electronic devices.
The conspiracy was uncovered by the Cyber Operations Lab of the Ministry of Justice. Previously, the Rio police had received evidence that digital cells had called for violence against the visitors of the Copacabana beach online.