New Delhi, May 4 -- Brazilian police on Sunday said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's free concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, in coordination with the Justice Ministry, revealed that the suspects had enlisted others to carry out attacks using improvised explosives, with the goal of gaining attention and notoriety on social media, reported BBC.

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 Lady Gaga's gig drew up to two million people.

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