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Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15-year sentence

Reuters

May 29, 2026 11:00 am

Source: Reuters

An Austrian ‌court on ​Thursday ​sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted ⁠planning ​a foiled Islamist ​attack on a ​Taylor ​Swift concert in ‌Vienna ⁠in 2024 to 15 ​years ​in ⁠prison, ​finding him ​guilty ⁠of various ⁠mainly ​terrorism-related ​offences.

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