Austria jails man for 15 years over planned Taylor Swift concert attack

An Austrian court sentenced 21-year-old Beran A to 15 years in prison after he admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024, including attempting to illegally buy weapons such as a machine gun and hand grenade and producing a small amount of TATP after following an Islamic State video; he was found guilty on most charges but not on two related to IS propaganda or providing moral support. He had plotted with two school friends to attack in other cities, though those plans were not carried out after travels to Dubai and Istanbul. Co-defendant Arda K received 12 years; the case followed the cancellation of the Swift concerts and Swift’s public disappointment.