Taylor Swift Concert Narrowly Avoided Attack in Austria
21-year-old Beran A. charged with planning terror attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, August 2024. Prosecutors allege Beran planned attack starting July 2024. CIA foiled plot before concert with 195,000 expected attendees. Taylor Swift called incident a 'massacre situation' narrowly avoided. Beran allegedly obtained TATP shrapnel bomb instructions and declared ISIS allegiance. Co-defendants Arda K. and Mohammed A. also face trial for planned attacks in Mecca, Istanbul, Dubai. Suspects could face 20-year sentences if convicted. Similar plot in Germany resulted in 18-month suspended sentence