Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austrian media report
Beran A. admitted charges tied to the foiled plot, and prosecutors say bomb-making materials were found after a CIA tip-off.
- On Tuesday, 21-year-old Austrian citizen Beran A. pleaded guilty in Wiener Neustadt to terrorism charges related to a foiled August 2024 plot targeting Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts as his trial opened.
- Following a CIA tip-off, Beran A. was arrested on August 7, 2024, prompting Austrian authorities to cancel all three Eras Tour performances; police discovered bomb-making materials in his apartment.
- Prosecutors alleged Beran A. planned to target up to 30,000 fans outside Ernst Happel Stadium using a fake police siren, explosives concealed in a Red Bull can, and bladed weapons to "kill as many people as possible," Austria's national intelligence chief stated.
- Defense attorney Anna Mair stated her client "deeply regrets it all," calling the plot his "biggest mistake," as Beran A. faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of terrorism offenses.
- Co-Defendant Arda K. stands trial alongside Beran A. as prosecutors investigate a "highly dangerous IS terror cell" accused of planning simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
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21-year-old Beran A. accepted responsibility for the failed attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024
According to CIA note and explosives found: trial in Wiener Neustadt, defendant confesses.
Austrian man pleads guilty to plotting attack at global superstar’s Vienna tour stop
A 21-year-old Austrian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to plotting a jihadist attack targeting Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna last summer, admitting to charges on the first day of his trial, the BBC reported.
Man Who Plotted Horrifying Taylor Swift Terror Attack Pleads Guilty - Disturbing Details Reveal Just How Bad It Could Have Been
The man accused of plotting a horrifying attack tied to Taylor Swift’s since-canceled 2024 concerts in Vienna, Austria has officially pleaded guilty. According to reports out of Austria on Tuesday via TMZ and other media outlets, the 21-year-old suspect — who is identified only as Beran A. due to strict privacy laws — officially admitted in court that he devised a plan targeting Ernst Happel Stadium, where Swift was scheduled to perform three so…
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