The Colombian singer Shakira had to leave the stage at a Sydney shopping center after a 19 y.o. tried to attack her with a bag of cement. He failed, but 20 of 2,500 Shakira fans present at her album promotion were covered with dust.
Some of the fans had difficulty to breathe after the bag slit and filled the air with cement dust. After the incident, Shakira met her fans who were under medical treatment.
The attacker was arrested and will respond for offensive behavior, assaulting police and resisting arrest. Shakira was in Australia to promote her new album, "Laundry Service".