Brazil Police Foil Bomb Plot At Lady Gaga Concert

Two group are successful constabulary custody arsenic Brazilian constabulary opportunity they thwarted a imaginable onslaught astatine Lady Gaga’s performance connected Saturday, May 3. Police told the Associated Press nan alleged crippled was to detonate a explosive astatine nan performance connected Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, which attracted immoderate 2 cardinal fans.

Police said nan group associated pinch nan scheme was spreading dislike reside against nan LGBTQ+ community.  The scheme was to usage Molotov cocktails and explosives. “The scheme was treated arsenic a ‘collective challenge’ pinch nan purpose of gaining notoriety connected societal media,” nan constabulary said.

Police said they arrested nan alleged leader of nan group connected forbidden weapons possession charges successful nan confederate authorities of Rio Grande do Sul, and a teen connected kid pornography charges successful Rio. Raids were besides conducted astir Brazil and respective phones were confiscated.

The Justice Ministry tells nan AP members of nan group falsely presented themselves online arsenic “Little Monsters” — Lady Gaga’s nickname for her fans — successful bid to scope teenagers and lure them into “networks pinch convulsive and self-destructive content.”

Saturday’s performance was reportedly nan largest of Lady Gaga’s career.