Bono undergoes back surgery
May 23rd, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANSLondon, May 23 (IANS) U2 frontman Bono underwent an immediate surgery after sustaining a back injury while preparing for his tour.
“He was admitted to a specialist neurosurgery unit in a Munich hospital and is under the care of neurosurgeon Dr. Jorg Tonn and Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt,” said a statement released on U2’s website Friday.
Okmagazine.com reports that the 50-year-old was injured in Germany as he prepared for the next part of the band’s tour, scheduled to begin June 3 in Salt Lake City and continuing in parts of North America.
“Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate,” the statement added.
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