US Edition4th Teen Arrested in Plot to Attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concert
- German authorities charged Mohammad A., a 19-year-old Syrian, on June 27, 2025, for supporting a foiled terrorist plot targeting Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.
- The charges follow the thwarting of an August 7, 2024, bomb plot by four suspects with Islamic State ties, disrupted by Austrian police using CIA intelligence.
- Mohammad A. allegedly communicated with an Austrian associate planning to drive a bomb-laden van into crowds at Swift's canceled Vienna shows held at Ernst Happel Stadium.
- Taylor Swift called the cancellations devastating and expressed fear and guilt for fans while praising authorities for preventing loss of life among over 170,000 attendees.
- The Berlin court must decide on proceeding with Mohammad A.'s trial as Austrian investigations continue with the main suspect in pretrial detention and no other accomplices known.
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According to the statement, the teenager would have adopted the ideology of terrorist group Islamic State (IS)
Teen charged in foiled terror attack at Taylor Swift's canceled Vienna shows
Three Eras Tour shows were canceled in the Austrian capital in August 2024 following confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack.Mat Hayward/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift performs on stage during the Eras Tour in Washington in July 2023A Syrian teenager has been charged in Germany in connection to the foiled terror attack at Taylor Swift's Vienna shows during the Eras Tour.German prosecutors i…
Germany charges Syrian over plot against Taylor Swift concerts
German prosecutors said Friday they had filed charges against a Syrian youth and alleged Islamic State group supporter linked to a 2024 attack plot on a Vienna concert by US pop megastar Taylor Swift. The suspect, only partially named as Mohammad A., was accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organisation and of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, federal prosecutors said. He had, as a juvenile, started following IS ide…
New Suspect Charged In Thwarted Terrorist Plot At Taylor Swift Concert That CIA Says Was Intended To Kill “Tens Of Thousands Of People” – Update
UPDATED, 12:28 PM: German authorities have charged a suspect in the plot “to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people” at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year. The young man, described as a juvenile and identified only as Mohammad A, is charged with supporting a foreign terrorist group, Islamic State, and aiding another suspect in prepping for the attack. In a statement, German prosecutors said: “Mohammad A has adhered since Apr…
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