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Foiled Gaga Concert Attack Plot Targets LGBTQ+ Community

Foiled Gaga Concert Attack Plot Targets LGBTQ+ Community

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Brazilian police arrested three individuals suspected of plotting attacks at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. Two suspects, allegedly members of an online hate group, planned coordinated attacks targeting LGBTQ+ attendees using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails, aiming for online notoriety. A third suspect planned a satanic ritual involving the killing of a child. The operation, dubbed "Operation Fake Monster," involved 15 search warrants across Brazil, with US Consulate collaboration. Police acted discreetly to prevent public panic. The concert proceeded without incident, and Lady Gaga expressed gratitude to attendees.

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