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news Scmp World 2026-05-28

Austrian court convicts man for plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

An Austrian court found a 21-year-old man guilty of planning an attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The defendant admitted to the charges related to the concert plot.


An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The state court in Wiener Neustadt 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, the Austria Press Agency reported. His defence lawyer said he admitted to the charges related to the concert plot during the opening day of the trial last month. The...

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