Taylor Swift Vienna Concert Plot: 15-Year-Old on Trial in Germany

Taylor Swift Vienna Concert Plot: 15-Year-Old on Trial in Germany

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The trial began today in Berlin for Mohammad A., a 15-year-old of Syrian origin accused of being part of a terrorist organization and helping to organize an Islamic State attack that was supposed to take place during a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, CE Report quotes ANSA.

Last year, the Vienna concert by the American singer was canceled for security reasons, and Austrian police arrested a 19-year-old man.

Mohammad A. is believed to have played a significant role in the plot, having translated bomb-making instructions from Arabic.

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