Sziget Festival organisers raise security alert following foiled Vienna terrorist attacks

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Organisers of Hungary's largest music festival, Sziget, have raised the event's security alert as a precautionary measure following the recently thwarted terrorist attacks at Taylor Swift concerts in the Austrian capital.

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00:00Organizers of Sziget, Hungary's largest music festival, have put the event on high alert

00:07following foiled terrorist attacks at Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.

00:11First of all, the outer buffer zone of the K7 is surrounded by terrorist weapons,

00:18so we can basically prevent attacks.

00:24The seven-day music festival, located on an island, is attended by 95,000 people daily.

00:31The event is particularly vulnerable to an attack due to its accessibility by boat from Budapest.

00:37Organizers decided to raise the security alert as a precaution following recent events.

00:43Providing an event similar to an island is a huge task.

00:47The number of security personnel is more than 1,000,

00:50and tens of thousands of civil dressers are also on hand to ensure that there are no problems.

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