Overview
- Vienna prosecutors filed terrorism, criminal organization and related charges and plan to bring the case in Wiener Neustadt.
- Authorities allege he produced a small amount of TATP, tried to acquire firearms illegally, and researched or received instructions for an ISIS-style shrapnel bomb.
- The suspect has been in custody since his August 2024 arrest shortly before three Vienna shows were canceled after officials said they foiled a plot.
- Prosecutors say he shared ISIS propaganda and allegedly encouraged a March 2024 knife attack in Mecca, with additional plans discussed for Dubai and Istanbul.
- Austrian media identify him as Beran A, a dual citizen of Austria and North Macedonia, and his lawyer has disputed the allegations, while U.S. intelligence shared information that helped disrupt the Vienna threat.