Hideous reason Lady Gaga was targeted by horror bomb plot in Rio

In the early hours of Sunday morning, was basking in the glory of a career-defining triumph.

She had just played a blockbuster gig for a crowd of some 2.5 million fans on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, , smashing not only 's record (1.6 million) for concert in the same location last year, but also setting a new record for the highest attended concert by a female artist ever.

'Tonight, we're making history,' the 39-year-old pop icon proudly announced to the teeming crowd late on Saturday night.

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