Austrian pleads guilty to ISIL-planned attack on Taylor Swift concert
Summary
A 21-year-old Austrian man pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in August 2024. He and two others had planned attacks in Dubai, Istanbul, and Mecca earlier that year, but only one attack was carried out.Key Facts
- The man, Beran A, admitted to plotting an attack on a Taylor Swift concert that was stopped a day before it happened.
- Three concert dates on Swift’s tour were canceled due to the attack threat.
- Beran A, Slovak national Arda K, and a third friend planned attacks in Dubai, Istanbul, and Mecca in March 2024.
- Only the third man carried out an attack, stabbing a security official at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, and he is in custody.
- Beran A and Arda K admitted to intending to attack but denied supporting the third man morally.
- Beran A said he tried but could not go through with stabbing anyone due to panic attacks.
- Prosecutors say Beran A made explosives and tried to buy weapons like a machine gun and hand grenade for the concert attack.
- Beran A faces terrorism charges and could get 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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