BELGRADE: NUMEROUS CANDLES, FLOWERS IN FRONT OF GOVT. BUILDING

BELGRADE, March 13 (Hina) - Since yesterday scores of citizens have been arriving in front of the building of the Serbian government in Belgrade to light candles and lay flowers in tribute to the assassinated Premier Zoran Djindjic. #L# A book of condolences was opened in the government's building today. All public services and public utilities on Thursday worked as usual, but all plays and events were cancelled in cinemas and theatres "until further notice". There will be no sports or commercial events in Serbia for the time being, too. The blockade of the Belgrade airport and of bus lines was lifted last night, but the customs administration and border services were ordered to step up control at all border crossing, according to the Belgrade media. Following a decree of the health ministry, hospitals and other health institution also intensified their security measures. Streets in the vicinity of the Serbian government's building are still full with police forces, but traffic has mostly been normalised in other parts of the capital. On Thursday, traffic in the city was less intensive than normally. All cafes and restaurants stopped playing music, according to local dailies. The electronic media have reported on numerous commemorative events in institutions and companies throughout Serbia, and announced that the Democratic Party, whose leader was the late Premier Djindjic, would hold a commemoration in the course of the day. The same atmosphere such as in the capital prevailed in other Serbian cities and towns a day after the appalling assassination of PM Djindjic. (hina) ms sb