Austrian man jailed for 15 years for plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

An Austrian court convicts Beran A, 21, over plan to attack fans outside stadium in 2024

An Austrian man who admitted planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of various mainly terrorism-related offences.

The state court in Wiener Neustadt on Thursday found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A – in line with Austrian privacy rules – guilty on charges including those related to the concert.

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