Brazilian police arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged plot to attack Lady Gaga’s free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. teleSUR
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00:00In Brazil, the police arrested two people suspected of planning an attack on the concert of U.S. singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro.
00:07The suspect, including teenagers, are linked to an organization that spread hatred against the LGBTQIA plus community, the singer's main audience in the event.
00:18The group intended to generate chaos by using homemade bombs and Molotov cocktails at Lady Gaga's concert in Copacabana, which gathered around 2.1 million attendees at the free show, was held under a heavy security operation with more than 5,000 police officers deployed.
00:38Thus, it was considered a success as no serious incidents were recorded.