An Austrian court in Wiener Neustadt convicts a 21-year-old man, identified only as Beran A., over an alleged plot targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. Multiple outlets report the conviction is for charges related to the planned attack, which prosecutors say was intended to harm people outside the stadium. Prosecutors describe plans to use knives or homemade explosives, and the New York Times adds that the plot involved setting off a bomb outside the concert. The NYT also reports that the concert was later canceled. During the trial, Beran A. admitted to charges connected to the concert plot during the opening day, according to coverage that includes his apology. Reporting also indicates the case was heard under Austrian privacy rules, with his full identity not published. The New York Times further states that other convictions were handed down on separate terrorist charges involving another man. The court’s decision is reported as taking place nearly two years after the alleged planning.
Austrian court convicts man over planned attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
An Austrian court in Wiener Neustadt convicts a 21-year-old man, identified only as Beran A., over an alleged plot targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. Multiple outlets report the conviction is...
- An Austrian court in Wiener Neustadt convicts a 21-year-old man, identified only as Beran A., over a planned attack linked to a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
- Prosecutors say the plan targeted people outside the stadium and involved weapons including knives and homemade explosives.
- The coverage says the defendant admitted related charges during the opening day of the trial and later expressed an apology.
- The planned concert was later canceled, according to reporting that includes reference to a bomb outside the venue.
- The case is covered with the defendant’s identity protected under Austrian privacy rules.
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A in line with Austrian privacy rules, guilty on charges including those related to the concert, the Austria Press Agency reported. His defence lawyer said he admitted to the charges related to the concert plot during the opening day of the trial last month. The...
3 months agoIn his testimony last month, the 21-year-old said he had become convinced he "had to wage jihad".
3 months agoProsecutors said the defendant plotted in 2024 to set off a bomb outside the concert, which was later canceled. He and another man were also convicted on separate terrorist charges.
3 months agoWIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (AP) — An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.
3 months agoProsecutors said he planned to target people outside the stadium with knives or homemade explosives
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