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Bono Undergoes Emergency Spinal Surgery
May 21st, 2010
U2 frontman Bono has undergone emergency spinal surgery after he sustained an injury while preparing for the second leg of the band’s U2360 World Tour.
A statement posted on the band’s official website reads:
“Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training. He was admitted to a specialist neuro surgery unit in a Munich hospital, and is under the care of neuro surgeon Prof. Dr. Jorg Tonn and Dr Muller Wohlfahrt. Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate.
Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates.”
