Bono in restaurant lockdown during Bastille Day attack

NICE, France, July 17 (UPI) -- Rock star Bono was reportedly caught in the Bastille Day attack along with local citizens, when the restaurant he was dining in was locked down during the attack, the restaurant owner said.

The U2 lead singer, 56, was dining with friends on the terrace of La Petite Maison, near the Promenade des Anglais, when the attack occurred Thursday night.

Restaurant owner, Anne-Laure Rubi, told Le Parisien newspaper "Suddenly I saw people running, without shouting. It was a silent panic. It was shocking."

The restaurant was ordered into lockdown, and the shutters were pulled down. Bono, his friends and all the other diners had to wait 30 minutes for police to arrive and and evacuate them.

Bono, who owns a house in nearby Eze, was one of the regular customers and "had to put his hands on his head, and was told to remain calm," just like everyone else, Rubi said.

The cargo truck driven by main suspect Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel came to a stop near the restaurant.

Bono has been caught in both of the recent attacks in France, with he and U2 bandmates also in Paris last November when the Bataclan theater occurred.