Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15-year sentence

May 28, 2026 3:53 PM EDT

Austrian defendant identified as Beran A, suspected of planning an attack on U.S. singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

WIENER ‌NEUSTADT, ​Austria, ​May ‌28 (Reuters) - An Austrian ⁠court ‌on Thursday sentenced ‌a 21-year-old who ​admitted planning ⁠a foiled Islamist ​attack on a Taylor ​Swift concert ‌in Vienna ⁠in 2024 ⁠to 15 years ​in prison, finding him ‌guilty of ‌various ⁠mainly ‌terrorism-related offences.

(Reporting ​by Francois ‌Murphy)



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