US EditionBrazilian Police Foil Bomb Plot at Lady Gaga's Record-Breaking Concert
- Brazilian police arrested a man and a teenager on May 3, 2025, foiling a bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga's concert in Rio de Janeiro.
- Authorities uncovered the plot after identifying an online group spreading hate speech, radicalizing teenagers, and encouraging self-harm.
- Authorities conducted raids at nine sites across multiple Brazilian states such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, confiscating electronic equipment and other items connected to the planned bombing.
- Around 2.1 million people attended the free concert on Copacabana Beach, which aimed to boost the local economy and drew 500,000 tourists.
- The arrests prevented a potentially large-scale attack involving improvised explosives, highlighting authorities' efforts against extremist online networks.
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Brazil police foil bomb plot targeting packed Lady Gaga concert in Rio | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
BRASILIA >> Brazilian police said on Sunday that they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga’s historic concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
Authorities arrest 2 targeting Lady Gaga's Brazil concert with alleged bomb plot
Authorities in Brazil said two people were arrested in connection to an alleged bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga's concert Saturday in Rio de Janeiro.Lady Gaga performed for a crowd of over two million people at Copacabana Beach as part of her world tour after releasing her latest album "Mayhem." However, police now say arrests were made in the hours before she took the stage."We learned about this alleged threat via media reports this morning," a …
Brazilian Police Uncover Hate Group's Plot to Bomb a Lady Gaga Concert
Police stopped an attempted bombing at Lady Gaga’s Rio de Janeiro concert on Saturday, May 2 — and the singer didn’t even know there was a potential problem until the next day. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro and the country’s Justice Ministry worked together to thwart the plot conceived by a hate group ahead of the show, according to the BBC. The alleged leader of the group and an affiliated teenager were arrested in connection with the sche…
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