Trial of Austrian man accused of plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert set to begin

Trial of Austrian man accused of plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert set to begin


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The trial against a man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago is set to begin Tuesday in Austria.

The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024.

The singer’s fans, known as Swifties, who had flown to Austria from across the globe to attend a performance of her record-setting Eras Tour were devastated, but rallied to turn Vienna into a citywide trading post for friendship bracelets and singalongs.

A photo of the man arrested in connection with an Islamist attack plot that caused the cancellation of the Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift, on the sidelines of a press conference on August 8, 2024, at the Foreign Ministry in Vienna, Austria. APA/AFP via Getty Images

The defendant, a 21-year-old Austrian citizen known only as Beran A., in

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