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Brazil police arrest two over foiled Lady Gaga concert bomb plot

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Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga’s packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio police said in a statement that they had arrested an adult and a teenager allegedly behind the plot to attack the free concert on Copacabana Beach. Officials said the superstar’s gig drew up to two million people.

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