Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15-year sentence

Austrian defendant identified as Beran A, suspected of planning an attack on U.S. singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

WIENER ⁠NEUSTADT, Austria, ⁠May 28 (Reuters) - ‌An Austrian court on ​Thursday sentenced ⁠a ⁠21-year-old who admitted ⁠planning ‌a ⁠foiled Islamist attack ​on ‌a Taylor ⁠Swift ​concert in ⁠Vienna in ​2024 to 15 years ⁠in prison, finding him ​guilty ⁠of various ​mainly ‌terrorism-related offences.

(Reporting ​by Francois Murphy)