Key Facts

• The man, identified as Beran A, plotted an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna during her Eras tour.
• He was arrested after a CIA tip-off just before the first of three concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel stadium.
• All three scheduled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna were cancelled following the arrest.
• Beran A admitted to additional terrorism offenses, including involvement in an attack in Mecca.
• Prosecutors said he had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State (IS) group and tried to buy illegal weapons like a machine gun and hand grenade.
• A court psychiatrist found no signs of mental illness to explain his radicalization.
• Another man, Arda K from Slovakia, was also on trial for being part of the same IS cell but was not connected to the concert plot.
• The court in Wiener Neustadt delivered the sentence after hearing Beran A express remorse.