Brazilian police have foiled a planned terrorist attack at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, law enforcement authorities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul said.
“The Civil Police of Rio Grande do Sul participated in an operation “Fake Monster“ that prevented an explosion at Lady Gaga's concert held on Saturday in Copacabana,“ the statement said.
Law enforcement authorities have determined that the alleged organizers of the terrorist attack recruited teenagers to carry out the attack, “using homemade explosives“. As part of the operation, searches were carried out in nine cities, a man was detained for illegal possession of a weapon and a teenager was found with child pornography.
As reported by the portal G1, over 2 million people gathered at Lady Gaga's concert, which was free for spectators, on Copacabana Beach.