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Charges Filed Against 21-Year-Old for Plotting Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

Published February 16, 2026, 17:01
Charges Filed Against 21-Year-Old for Plotting Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

A 21-year-old Austrian man has been charged with terrorism for plotting an attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. The concert had already been canceled in 2024, along with three other stops on the singer’s tour. The suspect, who has been in custody since his arrest in August 2024, is alleged to have been a member of a terrorist organization since May 2023 and was planning the attack. He is also accused of spreading ISIS propaganda and attempting to procure weapons and build a fragmentation bomb. According to authorities, the 21-year-old also had plans for attacks in other cities, such as Dubai and Istanbul, which were never carried out. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. A similar case was reported in Berlin, where a Syrian teenager was convicted for contributing to the plot to attack the Swift concert.