Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting Islamist Attack on Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

Defendant Beran A hides his face as he is escorted from the courtroom in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, on April 28, 2026, as he faces charges for plotting an attack on one of singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024 and pledging allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group. Matthias Schrader/AP PhotoA 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to planning a thwarted Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on the opening day of his trial near the Austrian capital on Tuesday.The defendant, identified only as Beran A under Austrian privacy laws, was arrested on Aug. 7, 2024, the day before the first of three planned concerts by the American superstar in Vienna.