Bono rebel song row takes centre stage in South Africa

White rights groups say the sweetest thing would be for U2 frontman to shut up about controversial song 'Shoot the Boer'The singer Bono has been accused by white interest groups in South Africa of endorsing a liberation song that they claim is an incitement to shoot and kill farmers.The former Nobel peace prize nominee, who was due to perform with U2 in Johannesburg on Sunday, was quoted in South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper defending IRA rebel songs as "folk music".Bono's comments were seen ...

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