Beran A. goes on trial for plotting Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack

31 articles · Updated · The Independent · Apr 28

Beran A., a 21-year-old Austrian, faces up to 20 years in prison and plans to plead guilty to most charges in the Wiener Neustadt trial.
He allegedly intended to attack up to 95,000 people over three nights outside Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium using knives or homemade explosives, prompting the cancellation of Swift’s concerts in August 2024.
The plot, linked to the Islamic State group, involved plans for simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE. US intelligence contributed to the concert cancellations, and proceedings continue on 12 May.

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