Tuesday's raids came a month after authorities foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna which were subsequently cancelled.
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00:00Austrian security forces have carried out raids against alleged Islamist extremists
00:07in the run-up to the 23rd anniversary of the 9-11 attacks in New York.
00:12The raids across the country took place as the 2001 terror attack is symbolic for extremists
00:17and has inspired copycat attempts.
00:20Tuesday's operation also saw raids on several prisons and the seizure of digital devices
00:26such as mobile phones to look for evidence of extremist propaganda.
00:55Tuesday's raids came a month after authorities foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts
01:00in Vienna, which were subsequently cancelled.
01:04Austrian officials said the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian man, was inspired by
01:08the so-called Islamic State group and intended to kill thousands of people.
01:12He had allegedly uploaded to the Internet an oath of allegiance to the current leader
01:17of the Islamic State group.
01:19Authorities said they also found Islamic State and al-Qaeda material at the home of a second
01:24suspect who is 17.