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

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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
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 Lisa Leutner Reuters

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria - 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)

Austrian defendant Beran A, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack on U.S. singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom during the last day of his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
Austrian defendant Beran A, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack on U.S. singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom during the last day of his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner Lisa Leutner REUTERS

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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM.

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