Austrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

A 21-year-old man was convicted on Thursday by an Austrian jury of planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna two years ago. He was also found guilty of several terrorism charges in a separate case for planning to participate in coordinated attacks in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in the name of the Islamic State.

The court sentenced him to a total of 15 years in prison.

The defendant, who was identified by the authorities only as Beran A. to comply with local privacy laws, has three days to file an appeal.

As the 20 charges were read aloud and the judge confirmed his guilt in each of them, the defendant crossed his arm and stared defiantly toward the public gallery, according to local news reports.

His conviction capped a case that began in August 2024, when the authorities, acting on a warning from the C.I.A., raided a house in Ternitz, Austria, and found evidence of what they said was a plot to attack one of three concerts that Ms. Swift was set to perform.

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