- An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Beran A., to 15 years in prison for plotting a terror attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
- Authorities said Beran A. planned to target concert-goers outside the Ernst Happel Stadium in August 2024 with knives or homemade explosives.
- Authorities thwarted the plot by searching his apartment on 7 August 2024, where they found bomb-making materials, leading to the cancellation of Swift's three performances.
- Prosecutors accused Beran A. of networking with members of the Islamic State group, discussing weapon purchases, bomb-making, and swearing allegiance to the militant organisation.
- Another man, Arda K., also 21, received a 12-year sentence for terror-related charges, including planning simultaneous attacks with a third individual.
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