Austrian man accused of plotting to attack Taylor Swift concert goes on trial

The defendants hide their faces behind file folders on their way to the courtroom (Matthias Schrader/AP)

The trial of a man accused of pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna has begun in Austria.

The plot was thwarted but Austrian authorities still cancelled Swift’s three performances in August 2024.