Defendant pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. faced charges including terrorist offences and membership in a terrorist organization
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Open this photo in gallery:Defendant Beran A. hides his face behind file folders as he is escorted out of the courtroom in Wiener Neustadt, Austria on Tuesday.Matthias Schrader/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said.The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still cancelled Swift’s three performances in August, 2024.
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