"Police in Brazil have apprehended two suspects in connection with a suspected plan to set off explosives at a free music concert given by American singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro."
A group with anti-LGBTQ views is alleged to have planned an attempted bombing and sought to recruit young people to execute their plans. They intended to use homemade explosives and petrol bombs, according to the Rio de Janeiro state police.
Rio police secretary Felipe Cury mentioned that investigators believe the suspects aimed to target the LGBTQ community in Brazil.
“They were clearly saying that they were planning an attack at Lady Gaga´s concert motivated by sexual orientation,” Cury told a press conference on Sunday.
“The plan was treated as a ‘collective challenge’ with the aim of gaining notoriety on social media,” the police said in a statement.
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