Suspected terrorist accused of planning to kill fans at Lady Gaga concert ID'd as illegal immigrant recently deported from US
Luis da Silva, 44, wanted to livestream the execution of children and set up bombs close to the stage during Gaga's performance to 2.5 million fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, investigators said.
'He said that the singer was a Satanist and that he was going to perform a Satanist ritual too, killing a child during the show,' Rio de Janeiro Civil Police secretary, officer Felipe Curi, told reporters on Monday.
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- San Francisco Chronicle
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What to know about the trial of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro
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Interesting Details of Eagles' Super Bowl Ring Explained
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