A lawyer for the main suspect in to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna said Tuesday that authorities害羞草研究所� presentation of the case is exaggerated, and his client wouldn害羞草研究所檛 have been able to carry out plans that the attorney described as 害羞草研究所渇antasies.害羞草研究所�

The 19-year-old Austrian man, whose name hasn害羞草研究所檛 been released because of Austrian privacy rules, was arrested last Wednesday 害羞草研究所� one of three people who were detained. Hours later, organizers that Swift was scheduled to play Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Austrian capital害羞草研究所檚 Ernst Happel Stadium. Fans by the decision.

Austrian officials have said that the suspect wanted to carry out an attack outside the stadium, killing as many people as possible using knives or home-made explosives. They say that, during a raid of the suspect害羞草研究所檚 home, investigators found chemical substances and technical devices.

Authorities said last week that the man confessed that he had started in July. Defense lawyer Werner Tomanek told the Austria Press Agency that he hasn害羞草研究所檛 yet had access to the case files, but cited a 害羞草研究所渇ragmentary record害羞草研究所� of his client害羞草研究所檚 initial questioning to dispute their account of a full confession.

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Tomanek said that his client appeared to have mental problems and described him as 害羞草研究所渁 lone wolf without social contacts.害羞草研究所� He said that 害羞草研究所渢he alleged attack plans were pure fantasies.害羞草研究所�

The lawyer said that, in his first questioning by investigators, his client had admitted 害羞草研究所渋n principle to Islamist tendencies害羞草研究所� and conceded that he had sought and found 害羞草研究所渃ontact with such people online,害羞草研究所� APA reported. He added that the young man did make a pledge of loyalty to the Islamic State group and put it online, but said he deleted it shortly after.

Asked why his client did so, Tomanek replied: 害羞草研究所淏ecause he found it cool.害羞草研究所� He said the man wanted to imitate poses struck by in a Nov. 2, 2020, attack in Vienna in which four people were killed and the gunman 害羞草研究所� who had a previous conviction for trying to join IS in Syria 害羞草研究所� also was killed.

Swift has five concerts at London害羞草研究所檚 Wembley Stadium scheduled starting on Thursday.

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