A 17-year-old boy from South Wales is on trial due to alleged attack plans. Including a possible attack on the Oasis concert on July 4 in Cardiff. The police arrested the suspect from his environment before the concert. On June 21, the young person first appeared in front of a London court.
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Chats reveal possible stop plans
According to a report by the “Sunday Times”, which is based on statements by the public prosecutor, the teenager is said to have expressed several times with friends in chats that he wanted to attack fans at the first oasis reunion concert. In a message, he also sent a picture of a large knife with the question: “Would that work?”
The said GIG himself took place in front of around 73,000 visitors at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff: inside. It was the first of two concerts in the Welsh capital and at the same time the start of a global tour with a total of 41 appearances.
According to the investigation, the event location was not the only possible goal. A note stored on his cell phone entitled “Places for attacking” listed a nearby dance school, among other things. The teenager is also said to have considered his own school.
Oasis attack: Notes led to the arrest
The young person was reported to the police by references to several people, including a Snapchat user. In his news, the 17-year-old referred to Axel Rudakubana several times, who killed three children in a knife attack in a knife attack in a knife attack. The accused is said to have praised Rudakubana and integrated into his profile names. A consultant, in whom the teenager had a conversation, also informed the authorities according to the boy’s corresponding statements.
The public prosecutor said there was no evidence of an ideologically or politically motivated act in the sense of the Terrorism Act 2000. Therefore, the young person was not charged for preparing a terrorist attack, but because of the possession of a document useful for terrorist purposes – a fact that he granted. A judgment is still pending.