A German court on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year.
Court convicts teen
The Syrian national, whom prosecutors have identified only as Mohammad A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and supporting a terrorist act of violence abroad. The Berlin court gave him a suspended 18-month sentence.Judges found that the defendant, then aged 14, supported the ideology of the Islamic State group at the time and was in contact via social media with a young man in neighbouring Austria who planned to attack a Swift concert in Vienna.The court said they found that, among other things, the defendant sent his acquaintance a video with bomb-building instructions and organized contact with an IS member.
Swift’s Eras Tour in Vienna cancelled
Three Swift concerts in Vienna were cancelled on Aug. 7, 2024, when the plot was discovered. Austrian authorities made three arrests.The defendant made a “comprehensive confession” at his trial, which was held behind closed doors because of his age, according to the court. The verdict can be appealed.Taylor Swift’s engagementThis update comes shortly after Swift, in a five-photo joint post on Instagram, announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce. The announcement marked a fairytale culmination of a romance that for two years has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the caption read, accompanied by an emoji of a dynamite stick.The post reportedly crashed Instagram and went on to become the singer’s most-liked post with over 22 million likes.
