Alleged Islamic State terrorist goes on trial charged with Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot

NewsWorldEuropeAlleged Islamic State terrorist goes on trial charged with Taylor Swift Vienna concert plotBeran A. could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if found guiltyPhilipp Jenne, Matthias Schrader & Stefanie DazioTuesday 28 April 2026 09:36 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966222","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/taylor-swift-eras-tour-vienna-court-b2966222.html","title":"Alleged terrorist goes on trial charged with Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot"}}CloseRelated: Taylor Swift brings global Eras Tour to close after 149 shows with final '22' hatOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A man has gone on trial charged with plotting to attack on...