Austrian jailed 15 years for plotting Taylor Swift concert attack
musicMay 28, 202615127
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a 21-year-old man of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna that was scheduled during her 2024 Eras Tour. The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison after finding he had prepared the plot and telling investigators he had become convinced he 'had to wage jihad'. Prosecutors said the plan targeted large crowds at the stadium, and the conviction underscores Austria's effort to disrupt Islamist-inspired plots against public events.
