Rolling Stones gig cancelled

LONDON, UK (R. Stones Fans Website) - The Rolling Stones have cancelled their concert in Belgrade because of security concerns. Itllowing the assassination of Serbia's prime minister in March.

The Belgrade-based Komuna agency, which booked the group said they felt that their safety could be at risk after the murder of Zoran Djindjic.

Maksa Catovic, Komuna's chief manager, said the band first informed the agency that the concert was off only days after Djindjic was killed.

Komuna, backed by the Serbian government and some Western embassies, then tried to persuade them to change their mind but lawyers for the group "informed us today that the concert is definitely cancelled," Catovic said.

Serbian authorities declared a state of emergency after Djindjic was killed and launched a major sweep against an underworld clan they accused of masterminding the killing.
The emergency measures were abolished in April, but tensions still persist.
The concert was to be held on August 2, as part of a Stones world tour that started in Boston in September.