Terror Plot on Taylor Swift: Austrian's Guilty Plea

0:00A 21-year-old Austrian named Baran A, pleaded guilty this week, depleting a terror attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna concert. He swore allegiance to the Islamic State Group and plans to hit crowds outside the stadium with knives or homemade bombs back in August 20, 24. Cops busted the plot just in time, forcing the cancellation of three eras tour shows. He's on trial alongside another suspect, Arda Kay, for scheming simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates during Ramadan that year. Those never went down, and only Baran faces charges for the Swift plot. The third guy in that crew did stab a guard in Mecca, but got nabbed there. Swifties jetted in from all over, gutted by the news, but they flipped Vienna into a massive single-onged spot with friendship bracelets everywhere. Taylor posted that the scare left her terrified and guilty for fans' ruined plans. It echoed that deadly 2017 Ariana Grande bombing in Manchester that killed 22. Prosecutors found bomb-making gear in his apartment on August 7, right before the shows kicked

1:04off. US intel helped sound the alarm. His lawyer says he regrets it all, calling it his life's biggest mistake, though he pled not guilty to the overseas schemes. With up to 20 years on the line, the trials underway, showing how real these threats stay at Mecca events. Eyes wide open keeps us all safer. I'm Corey with The Story. That's your Canada News Today update, AI powered and always on.