Final night time, Girl Gaga carried out a free live performance within the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro as a part of her tour supporting her new album Mayhem. Over 2.5 million folks have been in attendance, breaking the document for the highest-attended live performance by a feminine artist.
In keeping with The Hollywood Reporter, Brazilian police revealed this morning that they’d arrested two males who’d plotted to detonate a bomb on the live performance.
In keeping with Rio de Janeiro’s state police, the tried bombing was allegedly deliberate by an anti-LGBTQ group who tried to recruit youngsters to make use of Molotov cocktails and selfmade explosives whereas finishing up their plans.
“The plan was handled as a ‘collective problem’ with the intention of gaining notoriety on social media,” the police stated in an announcement. Brazil’s Justice Ministry additionally claimed that members of the group pretended to be Girl Gaga followers on-line to entice would-be converts into “networks with violent and self-destructive content material.”
In an announcement to Selection, Girl Gaga’s reps stated that the musician and her group realized of the alleged threats this morning admist the media reviews about them.
“Previous to and throughout the present, there have been no identified security issues, nor any communication from the police or authorities to Girl Gaga concerning any potential dangers. Her group labored intently with legislation enforcement all through the planning and execution of the live performance and all events have been assured within the security measures in place.”
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