Jagger Escaped Gang Murder Plot

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger escaped an assassination attempt at the hands of Hells Angels in 1969, a BBC Radio 4 documentary has claimed. A former FBI said the gang tried to reach Jagger‘s home in Long Island, New York, by sea, but a storm almost sank their boat. He said the singer had become a target in a dispute over security at concerts. The FBI, who only learned of the plot afterwards, regarded it as a “serious attempt. It is not clear whether Jagger was informed of the plot and his spokesman declined to comment. The row with the gang began after the death of a teenage fan in California. The Hells Angels were hired by Jagger to work as security at the concert, but were subsequently fired after the incident. “They were going to kill him for retribution for firing them,Ž former FBI agent said. The group that set out to kill the singer were thwarted when their boat almost sank and they “never went back and reinstituted the plan. The programme will be broadcast on 11 March at 15:45 GMT.