U2 pay tribute to terror attack victims at Paris concert

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Dec 07 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
Irish rock band U2 paid tribute to Paris in there new song after the recent attacks that left around 130 people dead.
The band scrapped plans to perform in the French capital the night after the atrocities, which included a massacre at an Eagles of Death Metal show at the Bataclan.
They played the first rescheduled show on Sunday evening, reported BBC.
"We stand together with the families of those killed in Paris," said Bono, as victims' names were projected on a huge video screen at the AccorHotels Arena.
"We stand together with the families of those killed in San Bernardino," he added.
Before the gig, the lead singer of the band revealed that the new song, titled "Streets of Surrender", contains lines about Paris being the "city of liberty" and having "streets of love and pride".
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First Published: Dec 07 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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