Swifties in Vienna Cry, Commiserate and Try to Shake It Off
Briefly

Just as she was boarding her flight at Boston Logan International Airport headed for a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Mary DePetris excitedly checked the online fan group, Swiftie Nation. Austrian authorities had discovered a terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in the city, she read. On Wednesday, just before takeoff, organizers canceled all three shows. Ms. DePetris, 47, stepped onto the plane and broke the news to some of her fellow passengers.
As the estimated 200,000 people who had been expected to worship at Ms. Swift's proscenium in Vienna grappled with crushing disappointment, wasted money and a measure of fear at narrowly avoiding danger, a sea of fans flooded the baroque city looking for ways to shake it off. Disappointed fans flooded Vienna's streets, looking for ways to shake it off.
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