Vienna plotter jailed 15 years for Taylor Swift concert attack

An Austrian court sentenced 21-year-old Beran A to 15 years in prison for planning an Islamist attack at Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert in 2024, admitting to the plot, attempting to buy weapons and explosives, and even watching an ISIS bomb-making video; his co-defendant Arda K received 12 years. Beran A had traveled to Dubai and Istanbul with plans to attack other targets, and was linked to a separate plot with two school friends earlier in 2024. The Taylor Swift shows in Austria were cancelled as a result.