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| 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. | 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 agent told The FBI at 100 series 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. | He said the singer had become a target in a dispute over security at concerts. |
| Presenter Tom Mangold said the FBI, who only learned of the plot afterwards, regarded it as a "serious attempt". | Presenter Tom Mangold said 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. | It is not clear whether Jagger was informed of the plot and his spokesman declined to comment. |
| They were gong to kill him for retribution for firing them Mark YoungFormer FBI agent The row with the gang began after the death of a teenage fan at a free gig at Altamont Speedway in California. | They were gong to kill him for retribution for firing them Mark YoungFormer FBI agent The row with the gang began after the death of a teenage fan at a free gig at Altamont Speedway in California. |
| The Hells Angels were hired by Jagger to work as security at the concert, but were subsequently fired after the incident. | The Hells Angels were hired by Jagger to work as security at the concert, but were subsequently fired after the incident. |
| "They were gong to kill him for retribution for firing them," former FBI agent Mark Young told the documentary. | "They were gong to kill him for retribution for firing them," former FBI agent Mark Young told the documentary. |
| The group that set out to kill the singer were thwarted when their boat almost sank, he added, and they "never went back and reinstituted the plan". | The group that set out to kill the singer were thwarted when their boat almost sank, he added, and they "never went back and reinstituted the plan". |
| The programme will be broadcast on 11 March at 1545 GMT. | The programme will be broadcast on 11 March at 1545 GMT. |