Renowned American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has publicly addressed the thwarted terrorist attack that disrupted her scheduled concerts in Vienna, Austria.

Swift was set to perform a three-day series of concerts at Ernst Happel Stadium as part of her “Eras Tour.”

However, the shows were unfortunately canceled on August 7 due to a credible threat of a terrorist attack.

Franz Ruf, the public security director at Austria’s interior ministry, revealed that a planned operation was conducted” on a “19-year-old offender.

The Individual in question is alleged to have had chemical substances in their possession, as discovered during a search of their residence. Additionally, it was revealed that the individual had expressed allegiance to the Islamic State group.

In an official statement released on Instagram on Thursday, Swift addressed the incident for the first time, expressing profound regret and a sense of immense guilt. She acknowledged that thousands of concertgoers had meticulously planned to attend the shows, and she deeply empathized with their disappointment and inconvenience.

The artist expressed a heightened sense of apprehension due to the thwarted terrorist attack that resulted in the cancellation of the performance. The 34-year-old singer disclosed that she refrained from an immediate response in order to prioritize the safe completion of the European tour.

The Grammy-winning artist also conveyed appreciation to the officials who revealed the terrorist scheme in Vienna.

“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together. I decided that all of my energy had to go toward helping to protect the nearly half a million people I had coming to see the shows in London,” the statement reads in part.

“My team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us. Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows.

“In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.”

In a 2019 interview with Elle magazine, Swift shared that her primary concern was the potential for violence to occur during her concerts.

“I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months,” she said while referring to both the Manchester Arena bombing and the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017.

“There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense and effort into keeping my fans safe.”