2 h. ago Police in Brazil thwart plot to bomb huge Lady Gaga concert in Rio with two million attendees

Police said the group sought to radicalise and recruit teenagers to carry out attacks

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4 h. ago Horror bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert attended by 2 million fans is foiled by police

Police in Brazil confirmed that there was a bomb threat at the American pop star's concert yesterday, which saw over 2.1million people show up to see her perform.

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5 h. ago Brazilian police arrest two people over plot to bomb Lady Gaga's concert in Rio

Brazilian police say that they have thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga’s concert the night before in Rio de Janeiro, the biggest show of her career that drew some 2 million fans to Copacabana Beach

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5 h. ago Lady Gaga bomb plot revealed as star's huge Brazil show targeted

A man and a teenager have been arrested after the pair were allegedly planning to bomb Lady Gaga's massive concert in Brazil

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5 h. ago Two arrested over plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s Brazil concert with ‘improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails’

Children and LGBT community were the intended target of a hate crime, police say

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6 h. ago Police foil bomb attack on huge free Lady Gaga concert in Brazil

The suspects were recruiting minors to carry out coordinated attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails

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9 h. ago Aerial footage shows scale of Lady Gaga concert as over 2m flock to Copacabana beach

Aerial footage shows the mind-boggling scale of Lady Gaga’s biggest-ever concert, as more than two million fans descended on Rio’s Copacabana beach last night (3 May).

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12 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 2 million fans

Lady Gaga performed a free concert on Copacabana Beach on Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall. The show was the biggest of the pop star’s career, as it was for Madonna who also turned the expansive stretch of sand into a massive dance floor last year.

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30 h. ago Lady Gaga to rock Copacabana Beach with a free concert for more than 1 million fans

Lady Gaga will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall

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36 h. ago Woman killed in Thessaloniki bomb explosion as police probe Greece bank attack plot

The 38-year-old woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands

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36 h. ago Woman dies in Greece after bomb explodes in her hands during attempted attack

The 38-year-old was reportedly attempting to leave the explosive device outside a bank in Thessaloniki

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1 week ago Use of Tasers in prisons to be trialled after Manchester bomb plotter attack on guards

Four prison officers were injured in an attack by Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi

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1 week ago Use of tasers in prisons to be trialled after Manchester bomb plotter attack

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said actions were being taken to better protect prison staff and the public.

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1 week ago Prison officers demand use of electric stun guns after attack by Manchester Arena bomb plotter

The Prison Officers' Association (POA) will demand the use of electric stun guns in the UK's most dangerous jails when it meets with the Justice Secretary on Wednesday

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2 w. ago Lady Gaga suffers huge issues that threaten to derail Coachella performance

Lady Gaga battled with major technical issues during her Friday night headlining set at Coachella, as she was left suspended above the stage

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2 w. ago Protective gear review for prison guards after Manchester bomb plotter attack

The Justice Secretary announced a snap review by the Prison Service to report back in the coming months.

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2 w. ago Manchester bomb survivor says prison attack on guards was 'catastrophic failure' of duty

Hashem Abedi hospitalised three guards after violently attacking them with boiling fat and homemade weapons in the kitchen area at HMP Frankland

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer ‘appalled’ by attack on prison officers by Manchester bomb plotter and vows urgent investigation

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ‘it is clear something went terribly wrong’ in the management of Hashem Abedi

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2 w. ago Families of Manchester bomb victims speak of 'absolute disbelief' after Hashem Abedi prison attack

The guards were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons at HMP Frankland by Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi

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3 w. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter attack had prison officers 'cleaning up colleagues' blood'

Sicko Hashem Abedi is alleged to have stabbed three officers at HMP Frankland as well as pouring cooking oil over them as two of the victims remain in a 'life-threatening' condition

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