A man has been charged with terrorism and other offences over a plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert - this is a breaking story
A man has been charged with terrorism offences after reportedly planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert. Austrian prosecutors reported that the 21-year-old suspect, identified only as Beran A, was accused of being a member of a terrorist organisation, making explosives and attempting to purchase weapons illegally.
The suspect, allegedly planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in August 2024, was arrested after a tip-off from the CIA before the gig, reported the Mirror . Three sold-out gigs by the US singer at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium were called off after the plot was discovered. More than 195,000 fans had been expected to attend. Three people, all of whom teenagers at the time, were arrested in connection with the plot in 2024. Beran A is regarded the main suspect in the case. Last year, a 16-year-old boy, identified as Mohamed A, was handed an 18-month suspended sentence by a court in Germany over the attack. He avoided prison under juvenile criminal law. According to the indictment, Beran had received online instructions and worked to make a shrapnel bomb using the explosive triacetone triperoxide. The type of shrapnel bomb was 'specific to IS attacks', the statement said. He is also believed to have asked for tips from IS members on how to carry out a bomb attack. The US foreign intelligence service said in 2024 that the plotters had hoped to kill a large number of concert-goers. Investigators alleged Beran A had also planned to carry out an earlier attack in Dubai in March 2024. Swift described the cancellation of the shows in Vienna as 'devastating' in a post on Instagram two years ago. She said: 'The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.'
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