Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austrian media report

A man accused of 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 pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported.

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.

Austrian outlets Kurier and Kronen Zeitung reported that he pled guilty to charges related to the concert plot. It was not immediately clear what other charges he pleaded guilty to.

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