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Acquaintance of suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot convicted at trial in Austria
VIENNA -- An Austrian court on Friday convicted an acquaintance of the main suspect in last year's foiled plan to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna on terrorism charges unrelated to the plot and sentenced him to two years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt convicted the 18-year-old defendant, whose name was given only as Luca K. in line with local privacy rules, of involvement with a terrorist organization and criminal organization, the Austria Press Agency reported. He largely admitted to the accusations, which included sharing propaganda of the Islamic State group and glorifying an IS sympathizer who killed four people in Vienna in 2020. The suspect, who converted to Islam in 2022, was arrested shortly before the planned Swift concerts in August last year but was not charged with involvement in the plot. Defense lawyer Michael Dorn said he wasn't the closest friend of Beran A., the 20-year-old main suspect, who remains under investigation. The defendant said he now sees his actions as a mistake and is glad he was arrested, APA reported. 'I have had a daughter, now I see life more seriously,' he added. The time he has spent in custody will be deducted from the sentence. The verdict can be appealed.
Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Acquaintance of suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot convicted at trial in Austria
VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court on Friday convicted an acquaintance of the main suspect in last year's foiled plan to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna on terrorism charges unrelated to the plot and sentenced him to two years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt convicted the 18-year-old defendant, whose name was given only as Luca K. in line with local privacy rules, of involvement with a terrorist organization and criminal organization, the Austria Press Agency reported. He largely admitted to the accusations, which included sharing propaganda of the Islamic State group and glorifying an IS sympathizer who killed four people in Vienna in 2020. The suspect, who converted to Islam in 2022, was arrested shortly before the planned Swift concerts in August last year but was not charged with involvement in the plot. Defense lawyer Michael Dorn said he wasn't the closest friend of Beran A., the 20-year-old main suspect, who remains under investigation. The defendant said he now sees his actions as a mistake and is glad he was arrested, APA reported. 'I have had a daughter, now I see life more seriously,' he added. The time he has spent in custody will be deducted from the sentence. The verdict can be appealed.
Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mirror
Moment tourist plane in French alps nosedives and crashes near airport
Horrifying footage captured the moment a French tourist plane slammed nose first into the ground, with three people onboard at the time - all three were killed in the crash today The grim moment a plane crash that left three people dead in France was recorded in chilling footage. The crash, near Voglans in the southeastern French department of Savoie, occurred this morning. The light aircraft came down close to Chambéry airport, a small international airport. 'There are people dead ," the Chambéry prosecutor's office confirmed to a regional French news outlet earlier today. Footage shows the small aircraft ploughing nose down into the ground, close to a building, with dirt and debris being thrown up into the air. It is understood that the deceased include one male pilot and two female passengers. The plane, a Robin DR-400, is reported to have belonged to the Chambéry flying club. The aircraft did not catch fire after it came down, authorities confirmed, adding that the "tourist plane crashed south of the airport' and did not hit any homes but a fence was damaged. Specialist officers were dispatched to help the family members of the deceased and those who witnessed the incident. At the scene, emergency services from the fire service, ambulances and police could be spotted. A police investigation is underway. "The firefighters from the Savoie departmental fire and rescue service, the SAMU (emergency medical services) and the Chambéry air transport gendarmerie brigade, and units from the national gendarmerie group are currently on site," a spokesperson from the Savoie prefecture said. They added: "The precise circumstances of the accident are unknown at this time and may be determined as part of the judicial investigation." Savoie's prefect Vanina Nicoli said she 'extends her sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims'. It comes after a small plane that took off from neighbouring Germany crashed in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, killing all four people on board, authorities said. The propeller plane crashed near Wald im Pinzgau, in Salzburg province, at 12:45 p.m. local time and apparently burst into flames. Police said three men and a woman were killed, and that they were believed to be German, the Austria Press Agency reported. The plane had taken off for a round-trip flight from an airfield in Oberschleissheim, near Munich. The deceased included a 70-year-old man, his son, 33, and the son's girlfriend, 33. The couple were from the German city of Regensburg. The pilot, was named as 59-year-old Markt Schwaben. The single-engine aircraft had taken off for a sightseeing flight from Oberschleißheim Airport near Munich on Saturday. The aircraft ran into problems near its destination of the Krimml Waterfalls and over 70 firefighters had to be called to the scene. The wreckage, largely destroyed, is being investigated by an expert to try and determine the cause of the crash.
Arab Times
06-07-2025
- General
- Arab Times
Small plane crashed in Austrian Alps, killing all 4 people on board
VIENNA, July 6, (AP): A small plane that took off from neighboring Germany crashed in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, killing all four people on board, authorities said. The propeller plane crashed near Wald im Pinzgau, in Salzburg province, at 12:45 pm local time and apparently burst into flames. Police said three men and a woman were killed, and that they were believed to be German, the Austria Press Agency reported. The plane had taken off for a round-trip flight from an airfield in Oberschleissheim, near Munich. There was no immediate information on the cause of the crash.
India Today
06-07-2025
- General
- India Today
Fatal plane crash in Austrian Alps claims four lives
A small plane that took off from neighboring Germany crashed in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, killing all four people on board, authorities propeller plane crashed near Wald im Pinzgau, in Salzburg province, at 12:45 p.m. local time and apparently burst into flames. Police said three men and a woman were killed, and that they were believed to be German, the Austria Press Agency plane had taken off for a round-trip flight from an airfield in Oberschleissheim, near Munich. There was no immediate information on the cause of the crash.- EndsMust Watch
