Man admits planning attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

The Austrian with North Macedonian roots said that until mid-2023 he had not been a radical at all. He said that had changed by January 2024 at the latest through contact with Daesh [ISIS] terror group.

According to the public prosecutor’s office, the 21-year-old planned an attack shortly before Swift’s concerts in August 2024. He was said to have largely completed a shrapnel bomb to use in the attack.

The target of an attack was said to have been fans of the US music star outside the concert venue.

According to investigators, the suspect repeatedly professed allegiance to the Daesh terrorist group.