Taylor Swift returns to stage in London to dazzle over 90,000 following foiled Vienna terror plot

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In London, the night began fast, with tens of thousands of swifties showing up early despite stern warnings from the Metropolitan Police to stay away unless they had tickets.

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00:00It's beyond exciting!

00:02Swifties turned up early at Wembley in spite of stern warnings

00:06from the Metropolitan Police to stay away unless they have tickets.

00:11It follows recent terror threats in Vienna,

00:13prompting strict security measures at the stadium.

00:17Security has become globalised too, so suddenly events in Vienna

00:20will immediately create a heightened risk for a similar concert in London.

00:25Yair Daran runs an international security company

00:28and says despite the heightened threat,

00:30people should continue to live their lives without fear.

00:34Intelligence services nowadays are very, very tightly collaborating.

00:38In the broader world context, geopolitical context,

00:41Britain is amongst the safest of places.

00:44So if you ask me personally, I would have sent my kids

00:47with a good direction to be very cautious and keep their eyes open, yeah.

00:52The atmosphere here at Wembley is already building,

00:55even as the Metropolitan Police has advised fans without tickets

00:58to avoid gathering outside due to heightened security concerns.

01:02Despite these warnings, many fans have arrived to be close to the action.

01:07The question is, are they aware of the heightened security

01:10and are they concerned?

01:12We were aware of it, but I don't think it concerns us that much

01:16because we think they got the hang of it, yeah.

01:19I think this will be the safest show probably,

01:22after what happened in Vienna, so it should all be good.

01:25And I kind of think, like, yeah, when it first happened, you know,

01:28you think, oh, my gosh, but one, it's going to be super safe, hopefully,

01:31and also you can't let these things, like, stop you from living your life.

01:35We've spent a lot of money, a lot of time, effort,

01:37and if Taylor's going to be here, so are we.

01:39We'll be here, yeah.

01:41We couldn't sleep.

01:42So excited, most importantly.

01:44Bigger than our wedding day.

01:46She woke up crying.

01:48Fans here at Wembley are fearless and ready for a memorable night,

01:52confident in their safety and the security services.

01:56Luke Hanrahan, Euronews, London.

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