TORONTO — Justin Bieber was attacked on stage Saturday during a concert in Dubai.
The Canadian pop star was performing at a piano when a male rushed on stage and grabbed him from behind.
Bieber, 19, stepped away and kept singing while a members of the security team tackled the suspect and dragged him off the stage.
In the melee, the piano fell off a platform.
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“Dubai. Nothing stops the show,” Bieber later tweeted.
He took a short break and then resumed the show.
Bieber’s Toronto-based musical director Dan Kanter tweeted: “Everyone is fine. No need to worry!”
The London, Ont.-born singer returns to Canada in late July for concerts in Ottawa and Toronto.
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