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Bono has emergency back surgery

U2's Bono was injured while preparing for a tour.

May 21, 2010 at 5:28PM
Bono performed at Chicago's Soldier Field in September 2009 during the first leg of U2's tour.
Bono performed at Chicago's Soldier Field in September 2009 during the first leg of U2's tour. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Bono performs at Chicago's Soldier Field in September 2009. Photo: AP
Bono performs at Chicago's Soldier Field in September 2009. Photo: AP (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The manager of U2 says that frontman Bono has undergone emergency back surgery in a Munich hospital after he was injured while preparing for the group's tour in Germany.

The 50-year-old, whose real name is Paul Hewson, is under the care of neurosurgeons, according to a statement on U2's website.

Their June 3 show in Salt Lake City has been postponed.

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