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Brazilian police foiled a bomb attack planned for a Lady Gaga concert

# Brazilian police say they managed to prevent a bomb attack that was planned for Lady Gaga’s free show on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. The concert drew over two-million people. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro says the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers, including self-harm and violent content as a form of social belonging. It says suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives. The alleged mastermind has been arrested.