Teen, 15, on trial over ISIS suicide plot to bomb Taylor Swift concert causing UK shows to be axed
TAY 'BOMB' TRIAL Teen, 15, on trial over ISIS suicide plot to bomb Taylor Swift concert causing UK shows to be axed
A TEEN has gone on trial over an IS suicide plot to bomb a Taylor Swift concert that led to three of the pop star's shows being axed and tighter security at her UK dates.
The lad, 15, named as Mohammad A, is accused of translating bomb instructions from Arabic and sending them to the alleged mastermind.
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Taylor Swift's concerts were supposed to take place at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna before they were cancelled due to the terror threats
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Taylor later said she felt a 'tremendous amount of guilt' and 'new sense of fear' over threats faced by her fans
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Austrian Beran A, 19, allegedly planned a suicide blast at an Eras tour gig in Vienna last August.
German-educated Syrian Mohammad A was nicked on the day the gigs were axed after his name was found in Beran A's contacts, it was said.
Shake it Off singer Taylor later said she felt a 'tremendous amount of guilt' and 'new sense of fear' over threats faced by her fans.
Berlin's Superior Court of Justice agreed to a trial behind closed doors.
Berlin's Superior Court of Justice agreed with his defence lawyers' request for a private trial due to his age and 'heated press coverage' of the case.
Prosecutors say the teen started following Islamic State ideology in 2024 - and pledged loyalty to the terror group in a text.
They have also said the main suspect in Austria, Beran A, was still under investigation.
After the alleged plot emerged, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were accused of pressing police into giving Taylor, 35, a blue-light escort for her gigs in the capital.
The London Mayor was among Labour figures who bagged freebies to her sell-out shows which took place amid heightened security.
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