Austrian pleads guilty to ISIL-planned attack on Taylor Swift concert

A 21-year-old Austrian man, Beran A, pleaded guilty to planning an attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, which was foiled the day before the event in August 2024. His trial opened in Vienna, where he admitted to conspiracy charges. Beran A and another man, Arda K, are also accused of planning attacks in the Middle East, including one in Mecca, where a third accomplice was arrested after stabbing a security official.