Serbian village unveils tribute to Bob Marley

Banatski Sokolac: A Serbian village unveiled what it said was Europe's first statue tribute to the late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley, to promote tolerance in a region still recovering from war.

The brightly-coloured monument in the village of Banatski Sokolac was revealed at midnight during a gathering of rock bands from the Balkans.

The event continued a trend of raising monuments to popular Western icons instead of local historical figures. Bosnians have erected a monument to Bruce Lee in the town of Mostar and Serbs have put up a statue to Rocky Balboa in northern Serbia.