a young man who bought weapons and a grenade accused of terrorism

Prosecutors have detailed in a statement that the man is accused of “participating, from May 2023 until his arrest in August 2024, in a terrorist organization “whose objective” was to plan and prepare a bomb attack during the American singer’s concert in Vienna on August 9 two years ago.

“He is accused, among other things, of get online instructions for building a bomb based on the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a type of bomb used specifically in Islamic State attacks“, they have pointed out.

He bought weapons and a grenade

The young man had allegedly received instructions from other members of Islamic State to prepare said explosives, while he is also accused of “try to buy weapons and a hand grenade through illegal dealers.”

The defendant also allegedly incited to carry out terrorist attacks through social networks such as Snapchat with “videos intended to kill infidels”, at the same time sent “files glorifying the Islamic State and other propaganda material.”

When the arrest of this young man became known two years ago, the Texas singer was forced to cancel three performances in the Austrian capital.

At each of these concerts attendance was expected. about 65,000 spectators per daywith between 15,000 and 20,000 additional people in the vicinity of the Ernst-Happel stadium.