“But I was also very grateful to the authorities, because thanks to them we could mourn the concert, we could not mourn life,” she added.
Swift’s Vienna concerts were scheduled for August 8, 9 and 10, but were canceled as a precaution after Austrian police arrested two teenagers on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack (a third was later detained).
The Instagram post is the first Swift has shared since the incident, in which she said her silence was “actually a display of self-control and waiting for the right time to express myself.”
“Let me be clear: I wouldn’t say anything publicly if I thought it would provoke people who would want to cause harm to the fans who come to my shows,” Swift said.
Swift’s record-breaking tour is set to resume in the U.S. in October.
