A 16-year-old Syrian national, identified as Mohamed A., was convicted in Germany for involvement in a failed 2024 terror plot targeting Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert in Vienna and received an 18-month suspended sentence under juvenile law. Prosecutors say Mohamed was radicalized by Islamic State online propaganda and, at age 14, translated bomb-making instructions from Arabic and connected a would-be attacker with an IS member; he made a full confession. Investigations continue into the alleged main suspect, a 20-year-old Austrian named Beran A., who was detained after a CIA tip. Swift cancelled the Vienna concerts, citing fear and gratitude toward authorities.
A 16-year-old Syrian national involved in a failed 2024 terror plot targeting Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" concert in Vienna has been convicted in Germany and handed an 18-month suspended sentence under juvenile criminal law, according to the BBC. Prosecutors say the individual, identified as Mohamed A., was radicalized by Islamic State propaganda on the internet and, at 14 years old, helped a would-be attacker by translating bomb-making instructions from Arabic and putting him in contact with an IS member. Mohamed made a full confession to the charges.
The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together.
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