Overview

• The defendant, a Syrian national identified as Mohammad A., is 16 now but was 14 at the time, tried under juvenile law in closed proceedings with privacy protections.
• The court found he sent a video on how to build a bomb and linked the Austrian would-be attacker to an Islamic State member.
• The sentence was suspended for 18 months and remains subject to appeal.
• Authorities canceled three Vienna shows in August 2024 after arrests; Austrian officials said the suspects intended to strike outside Ernst Happel Stadium with knives or explosives and later reported finding bomb-making materials.
• Investigations of other suspects continue as cross-border work credited to U.S. intelligence support proceeds, and Austria has moved to expand police monitoring of encrypted messaging.