US EditionBrazilian police arrest 2 in thwarted bomb plot at Lady Gaga Rio concert with 2 million fans
- Brazilian police arrested two individuals in connection with a planned bomb attack at Lady Gaga's free concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
- Authorities thwarted a plot by a group targeting LGBTQ communities that aimed to radicalize and recruit young people to launch attacks involving Molotov cocktails and homemade explosives.
- The concert at Copacabana Beach attracted about 2.1 million people and was funded by the city to boost the economy, also promoting Gaga's upcoming Mayhem Ball tour.
- Rio's security plan involved 3,300 military personnel and 400 firefighters, while Gaga's team said they worked closely with law enforcement and called safety measures sufficient.
- The arrests prevented potential violence, and the event proceeded without reported safety issues, demonstrating coordinated efforts to protect large gatherings amid security threats.
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Lady Gaga Draws Over Two Million Fans To Record-Breaking Free Concert In Rio, While Police Thwart Bomb Threat
Lady Gaga set an attendance record at her free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday (May 3). The pop superstar drew an estimated 2.1 million fans, becoming the highest-attended concert by a female artist in history. “Nothing could prepare me for the feeling I had during last night’s show—the absolute pride and joy I felt singing for the people of Brazil,” Gaga wrote in an Instagram post following her historic perfor…
Two million in Rio for Lady Gaga: 'Mostrini, we've made history'
More than two million people filled the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, for Lady Gaga's free mega-concert, the most important in the career of the American artist of Italian origin. “We have made history,” the star commented, reading a thank-you manifesto to the Brazilians who made it “shine like the sun and the moon.” The show-woman has thrilled the audience of 'monsters', as she loves to call her fans, who waited for her for hours singing…
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