US EditionAustrian Man Goes on Trial Over Foiled Taylor Swift Concert Plot
Prosecutors say Beran A. planned a shrapnel bomb attack and sought weapons, while the trial is expected to run until late May.
- A 21-year-old man named Beran A. is on trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, charged with planning a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in August 2024. Prosecutors say he started planning the attack by July 21, 2024.
- The CIA foiled the plot after identifying the threat just before Swift's opening concert, when more than 195,000 fans were expected to attend. Swift said the tour narrowly "dodged a massacre situation" thanks to the intervention.
- Prosecutors allege Beran obtained instructions for a TATP shrapnel bomb described as "specific to IS attacks" and declared allegiance to the Islamic State while spreading online propaganda for the jihadist group.
- Co-Defendants Arda K. and Mohammed A. also face trial in Wiener Neustadt, with prosecutors claiming the cell planned additional attacks in Mecca, Istanbul, and Dubai beyond the Vienna concert.
- If convicted, the two younger suspects face up to 20 years in prison, while a separate case last year in Germany resulted in an 18-month suspended sentence for similar involvement in the foiled plot.
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Trial begins in Vienna over plot to attack Taylor Swift show
The proceedings against a man accused of planning an attack at one of Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna in 2024 has begun near the Austrian capital city. The man is also set to be tried on various terrorism charges.
The trial of two young men, both 21 years old, accused of planning a terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna in 2024, has begun this Tuesday in Austria, between strong security measures. The two suspects entered the courtroom with their faces covered and handcuffed, in the city of Wiener Neustadt, about 50 kilometers from Vienna. Both men face prison sentences of up to 20 years if they are recognized guilty o…
Austrian man goes on trial accused of 2024 Taylor Swift concert attack plot
The trial against a man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has begun in Austria.
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Man goes on trial in Austria over Taylor Swift concert attack plan
A 21-year-old man went on trial in Austria on Tuesday over a plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to shows by the US megastar in the Alpine nation to be scrapped in 2024.
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Trial of Austrian man accused of plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert begins
The trial against a man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has begun in Austria. The plot was thwarted, but…
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