The newspaper that ran an infamous Hillsborough disaster front page claiming Liverpool supporters stole from victims, urinated on police and blocked rescue teams has come in for stinging criticism today, after an inquest ruled that all 96 football fans were unlawfully killed.
Four days after the 1989 tragedy, the Sun headlined an article 'THE TRUTH', citing fans’ hooliganism as a contributing factor in the 96 deaths.
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A press conference held by families of the victims after the verdict - which also exonerated the behaviour of football fans at the 1989 disaster - banned all Sun journalists from entering.
Before the event began, organisers checked that there were no reporters from the tabloid there. A sign was also fixed to the door, reading: "NO ENTRY TO SUN JOURNALISTS".
Former LFC players Stan Collymore and John Aldridge, who was on the pitch as the tragedy unfolded, also attacked the Sun, posting angry messages on social media.
But the Sun's political editor at the time of Hillsborough defended the paper's infamous 1989 front page.
Trevor Kavanagh, who now works for the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper as a columnist, blamed misleading reports from police and Downing Street.
He also supported his old boss and former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, who was responsible for writing the headline "The Truth" atop allegations Liverpool FC fans’ hooliganism was a contributing factor to the deaths of 96 people.
Speaking today, Kavanagh said of his involvement in putting together the original story that he was "not sorry at all".
"I didn’t have any involvement at all apart from to say that Downing Street had been told [the same thing]," he told the Guardian.
"We were clearly misled about the events and the authorities, including the police, actively concealed the truth."
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Kavanagh backed MacKenzie, who also now works as a Sun columnist, by saying his former boss had made his position "abundantly clear".
"I don’t think Kelvin committed any crime...We have apologised many times and tried repeatedly to make amends."
MacKenzie himself reportedly told ITV News today that it was an "Absolute disgrace what police have done in South Yorkshire these last 27 years.
"I feel desperate for the families and the people and I also feel in some strange way I got caught up in it."
Fifteen years after the disaster the Sun apologised "without reservation" in a full-page leader for "the most terrible mistake in its history".
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In 2012, the tabloid led with a front page saying “we are profoundly sorry for false reports“.
An inquest jury ruled today, 27 years after the disaster, that every death was unlawful and exonerated all fans present.
Despite the passing of nearly three decades, the ruling laid bare how little the animosity of Liverpool fans towards the Sun has faded.
And when the paper published its story on the inquest's findings today...
...angry fans continued to direct blame at MacKenzie.
Earlier, the families and friends of victims of Liverpool supporters killed in then disaster cheered jurors from court, after they concluded the 96 fans had been unlawfully killed.
There were shouts of “God bless the jury” as the conclusions into Britain’s worst sporting disaster were read out in court. They found it was unlawful killing by a 7-2 majority.
The verdicts were greeted with sobbing and cheers at the hearing in Warrington.
Supporters then gathered outside to sing an impromptu rendition of Liverpool anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.
Within minutes of the findings being released, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it would begin the process of formally considering criminal charges over the disaster.
The jury also ruled that fan behaviour did not cause or contribute to the tragedy.
Conclusions Are Reached On All 96 Deaths At The Hillsborough Inquest
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A relative holds up a photo of Keith McGrath, who died in the Hillsborough disaster, outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Margaret Aspinall of the Hillsborough Family Support Group shows her emotion as she departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims show their emotions as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims show their emotions as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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Relatives sing "You'll never walk alone" after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of the Hillsborough sing 'You'll never walk alone' as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of the Hillsborough sing 'You'll never walk alone' as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of the Hillsborough sing 'You'll never walk alone' as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster. (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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A relative reacts after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster. (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster. (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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Relatives of the Hillsborough victims hold up a 'Justice' scarf as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26 (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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Relatives of Peter McDonnell, who died in the Hillsborough disaster, outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims hug as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: A relative of Hillsborough victims holds up a Liverpool scarf as he departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims hug as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Donna Miller (R), sister of Hillsborough victim Paul Carlile gives the thumbs up as she departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims hug as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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Relatives of the victims who died in the Hillsborough disaster outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims arrive at Birchwood Park to hear the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, began on March 31 2014 after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims show their emotions as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims hug as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: A relative of the Hillsborough victims talks on the phone as he departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Donna Miller (R), sister of Hillsborough victim Paul Carlile holds up a banner as relatives depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Liverpool supporters arrive at Birchwood Park to hear the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, began on March 31 2014 after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the juryÂs verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives attach banners to a wall at Birchwood Park to hear the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, began on March 31 2014 after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the juryÂs verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Liverpool supporters carry a large flag as they arrive at Birchwood Park to hear the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, began on March 31 2014 after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the juryÂs verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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A relative holds up a photo of Keith McGrath, who died in the Hillsborough disaster, outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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A relative holds a photo of Ian Thomas Glover, who died in the Hillsborough disaster, while they are hugged outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: A relative of the Hillsborough victims shouts 'Justice' as he departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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A relative reacts after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)
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Relatives react after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble (credit:Phil Noble / Reuters)
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Relatives of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster sing You'll Never Walk Alone outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims show their emotions as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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Relatives of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster celebrate outside the Hillsborough Inquest in Warrington, where the inquest jury concluded that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Relatives embrace after the jury delivered its verdict at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, in Warrington, Britain April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (credit:Andrew Yates / Reuters)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Margaret Aspinall of the Hillsborough Family Support Group shows her emotion as she departs Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Relatives of Hillsborough victims hold up banners as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury's verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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LIVERPOOL SUPPORTERS ARE HELPED AFTER BEING CRUSHED AGAINST THE SAFETY (credit:PA)
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Fan in despair after the Hillsborough Disaster (credit:PA)
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Fans leave the ground after the disaster (credit:PA)
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One of the fans who came to see the semi -final between Nottingham Forest & Liverpool, is led away after surviving the disaster (credit:PA)
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The injured are carried away on boards by fans who came to see a game of football (credit:PA)
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Fans try to get away from the crush of the crowd as they pour into the ground (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 15/04/1989 of Liverpool fans trying to escape severe overcrowding during the FA Cup semi-final football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. The families of 96 people killed in the Hillsborough tragedy will see thousands of official documents relating to the disaster for the first time today. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 15/04/1989 of a Liverpool fan at Hillsborough after their FA Cup semi-final football match against Nottingham Forest. The families of 96 people killed in the Hillsborough tragedy will see thousands of official documents relating to the disaster for the first time today. (credit:PA)
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PA NEWS PHOTO 17/4/89 A LIBRARY FILE PICTURE OF A SAD MESSAGE DAUBED ON THE WALL AT LIVERPOOL'S ANFIELD STADIUM, READING "GOD BLESS THOSE WHO FELL AT HILLSBOROUGH YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN" IN REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL THOSE THAT DIED IN THE TRAGIC HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. THOSANDS OF FANS WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH BEACAUSE OF OVERCROWDING IN THE 1989 F.A. CUP SEMI FINAL MATCH BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON 15TH APRIL AT HILLSBOROUGH IN SHEFFIELD (credit:PA/PA Archive)
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File photo dated 15/04/1989 of overcrowding at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. The jury in the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the Hillsborough disaster has retired to consider its verdicts, more than two years since the hearings began. (credit:David Giles/PA Wire)
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A young Liverpool Football Club fan places a pair of football boots in the goal at the Kop end of Anfield Stadium on April 16, 1989 as hundreds came to mourn the loss of fellow Liverpool fans.On April 15 fans surged forward during the Football Association Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium and the crash barriers gave way, killing 96 people and injuring over 200 others. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp) (credit:Peter Kemp/AP)
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FILE- In this file photo dated April 17, 1989, floral tributes are placed by soccer fans at the 'Kop' end of Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, on April 17, 1989, after the Hillsborough April 15 tragedy when fans surged forward during the Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium killing 96 people. After years of campaigning to expose alleged wrongdoing by the authorities, new inquests into BritainÂs worst sports disaster are beginning Monday March 31, 2014, with the families of the 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death at Hillsborough seeking verdicts of unlawful killing. (AP Photo/ Peter Kemp, FILE) (credit:Peter Kemp/AP)
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PA NEWS PHOTO 22/4/89 A LIBRARY FILE PICTURE OF THOUSANDS OF FANS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERING AT ANFIELD STADIUM AROUND A PITCH FULL OF FLOWERS FOR THE CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL THOSE THAT DIED IN THE TRAGIC HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. THOSANDS WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH BEACAUSE OF OVERCROWDING IN THE 1989 F.A. CUP SEMI FINAL MATCH BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON 15TH APRIL AT HILLSBOROUGH IN SHEFFIELD 15/4/04: Thousands of football fans were attending a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The memorial service was taking place at the Kop stand at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield stadium. A Mile of Scarves was assembled which started at the gates at Everton's Goodison park and ended at Anfield. Liverpoolâs Peter Beardsley and Evertonâs Ian Snodin joined hands with Barry Devonside, whose 18-year-old son Chris had died at Hillsborough, to tie the final scarf to the Kop. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
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Apr 1989: Supporters are crushed against the barrier as disaster strikes before the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest played at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport (credit:David Cannon via Getty Images)
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SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM: Policemen rescue soccer fans at Hillsborough stadium 15 April 1989 when 96 fans were crushed to death and hundreds injured after support railings collapsed during a match between Liverpool and Nottingham forest. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Apr 1989: Supporters are crushed against the barrier as disaster strikes before the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest played at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport (credit:David Cannon via Getty Images)