Terror Plot at Taylor Swift Concert

0:00It's April 2, 8th. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A 21-year-old guy named Baran Aliji just pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria. He got busted back on August 7, 2024, right before her Ares tour shows at the Ernst Hubble Stadium. Facing charges like joining a terror group, making explosives, and trying to snag illegal guns, he could get up to 20 years behind bars. Authorities shut down three of Swift's sold out gigs after foiling the plot, even though no one got hurt. Aliji and two pals, an 18-year-old Iraqi and a 17-year-old working at the venue, were all rounded up. They planned to hit fans outside with knives and a homemade bomb hidden in a can. Swift called the cancellations devastating, saying it left her with fear and guilt over fans dashed plans, but she thanked cops for saving lives over. Meanwhile, thousands of Swift's flooded Vienna streets, belting out hits like The

1:02Man and All Too Well, in places like Stefan Splatts. Digging deeper, prosecutors say Aliji learned bomb-making from Islamic State videos and eyeed attacks in the Middle East too. Cops found machetes, chemicals, and bomb parts at his spot, plus he wanted to ram a car into the crowd with fake cop lights. But the guilty plea in, as his trial kicked off on April 28th, sentencing's next, wrapping up this close call that kept the massive crowd safe.