US EditionMan pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austrian media report
Beran A. admitted charges tied to the foiled plot, and prosecutors say bomb-making materials were found after a CIA tip-off.
- On Tuesday, 21-year-old Austrian citizen Beran A. pleaded guilty in Wiener Neustadt to terrorism charges related to a foiled August 2024 plot targeting Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts as his trial opened.
- Following a CIA tip-off, Beran A. was arrested on August 7, 2024, prompting Austrian authorities to cancel all three Eras Tour performances; police discovered bomb-making materials in his apartment.
- Prosecutors alleged Beran A. planned to target up to 30,000 fans outside Ernst Happel Stadium using a fake police siren, explosives concealed in a Red Bull can, and bladed weapons to "kill as many people as possible," Austria's national intelligence chief stated.
- Defense attorney Anna Mair stated her client "deeply regrets it all," calling the plot his "biggest mistake," as Beran A. faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of terrorism offenses.
- Co-Defendant Arda K. stands trial alongside Beran A. as prosecutors investigate a "highly dangerous IS terror cell" accused of planning simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
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The concerts of the superstar in Vienna had to be cancelled two years ago because of the danger of terror. However, the trial against the main accused is also about an assassination in Mecca.
In 2024, three Taylor Swift concerts had to be canceled in Vienna because of the danger of terror. In court, the main defendant confessed his plans for the attack - and made a detailed statement.
In the trial for the planned terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the main defendant made a confession.
21-year-old Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting Attack on Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
Taylor Swift canceled all three of her sold-out Vienna shows in 2024L-R: Taylor Swift; Beran A at the trialCredit: Phillip Faraone/Getty ; ROLAND SCHLAGER / APA / AFP via GettyNEED TO KNOWA 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, according to reportsA CIA tip-off led to his arrest in August 2024, a day before the first concert in ViennaTaylor Swift canceled three sold-out Vienna shows and th…
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