Overview

• The 16-year-old Syrian received a 1.5-year prison term suspended under juvenile criminal law in Berlin.
• The court said he was radicalised by Islamic State propaganda, sent a bomb-making video to an Austrian plotter, and connected him to an IS member.
• The sentence aligns with the prosecution’s request and can be appealed.
• He was 14 at the time of the offences, with charges filed in June and identification limited to “Mohammad A.” under German privacy rules.
• The Vienna investigation led to multiple arrests and the cancellation of three Ernst Happel Stadium shows last August, and Austria has moved to allow monitoring of suspects’ secure messaging.