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Terror trial to begin for man accused of plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert
Key takeaways
- The Austrian man, named only as Beran A., has been charged with terrorism and other offences and is appearing in court in Wiener Neustadt, just south of the capital.
- He was arrested after a tip-off from the CIA just before Swift's opening concert in Vienna in 2024.
- As a result, all three sold-out gigs by the US superstar singer at Vienna's Ernst Happl Stadium were cancelled.
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Bethany Bell Vienna Getty Images The Eras Tour tour narrowly "dodged a massacre situation" thanks to the CIA foiling the plot, Taylor Swift said A 21-year-old man is going on trial in Austria charged with planning and preparing a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in August 2024.
The Austrian man, named only as Beran A., has been charged with terrorism and other offences and is appearing in court in Wiener Neustadt, just south of the capital.
He was arrested after a tip-off from the CIA just before Swift's opening concert in Vienna in 2024.
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