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Man 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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In Austria, a 21-year-old suspect admitted in his trial a plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024. He denies the attempted murder but faces up to 20 years in prison for terrorist-related acts.
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Suspect pleads guilty to plotting Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack – Democratic Accent
An Austrian man who authorities said pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group pleaded guilty Tuesday to a foiled plot to attack one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna. The attempted plot in August 2024 forced the cancellation of three shows that were supposed to take place in the Austrian capital during Swift’s Eras Tour. The defendant, a 21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. in line with Austrian privacy rules, f…
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