Austrian prosecutors are charging a 21-year-old man who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts.
Vienna public prosecutors said in a statement that the unnamed defendant had declaredVienna prosecutors also accuse the defendant of having “obtained instructions on the internet for the construction of a shrapnel bomb based on the explosive triacetone triperoxide” typically used by IS, and of having produced a small amount of the explosive.
Prosecutors also say that the defendant had made"several attempts” to buy weapons illegally outside the country and to bring them to Austria. Vienna public prosecutors plan to proceed with a criminal case against the unnamed suspect in Wiener Neustadt, a town near the Austrian capital. The spokesperson for the Vienna public prosecutors office confirmed to The Associated Press that the defendant is in custody. Austrian media identified the suspect as Beran A. and said he was arrested in August 2024.in Vienna in August 2024 after they said they foiled an apparent plot to target the performances.“The United States has an enduring focus on our counterterrorism mission. We work closely with partners all over the world to monitor and disrupt threats. And so as part of that work, the United States did share information with Austrian partners to enable the disruption of a threat to Taylor Swift’s concerts there in Vienna,” then-White House national security spokesman John Kirby said in August 2024. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Major makeover coming to one of downtown St. Augustine’s busiest corridorsFamily of man killed by JSO questions use of deadly force given his mental health historyMayor Deegan, officials, warn residents about increased wildfire riskJacksonville's view of NASA Crew-12 launchFamily demands answers after JSO officers fatally shoot man in drivewayJSO shares details after 3 officers shoot, kill man wielding knife in Dinsmore areaBook calls attention to Jacksonville's post-pandemic affordability crisisVolunteers rehab Green Cove Springs home as Clay County prices rise, affordability tightensWoman creates mobile hair salon to pamper families in need for free at Jacksonville hospitalsMiddle school student taken to hospital after being stabbed by another student on school busPhase 1 water shortage amid drought conditionsMan describes being shot after following hit-and-run driver on St. Johns Bluff | 'Excruciating Pain;Man describes being shot after following hit-and-run driver on St. Johns Bluff | 'Excruciating Pain;Cats and kittens are helping inmates heal thanks to a Flagler County rehabilitation programFamily reunited with 9-year-old son’s urn after more than a decadeCity council greenlights plans to establish community benefits agreement boardNeighbors outraged after apparent swastika painted on St. Johns County homeTelethon Rain: Every bit counts | Chief Meteorologist Richard Nunn explainsNeighbors describe chaotic scene of deadly officer-involved shooting in NorthsideSt. Johns County to stop enforcing panhandling ordinanceTocoi Creek girls basketball team not sneaking up on teams this seasonSome much-needed rain finally in the forecastMan spotted for 2nd time in stolen car fatally shot by 2 officers: JSOJacksonville mother sues man, apartment complex, landscaping company over sexual assault of daughterJacksonville mother sues man, apartment complex, landscaping company over sexual assault of daughter
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