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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin and agencies

Austrian man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A defendant hiding his face behind folders on the way to the courtroom
A 21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A faced charges including terrorist offences and membership in a terrorist organisation. Photograph: Matthias Schräder/AP

A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty in an Austrian court over a jihadist plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago, which led to shows by the US megastar in the country being scrapped.

The plan to kill onlookers massing outside the venue was thwarted at the 11th hour but Austrian authorities still cancelled Swift’s three scheduled performances in August 2024.

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