British Inquest Finds Police At Fault For Hillsborough Soccer Stadium Disaster

By Lauren Frayer

An inquest into the deaths of 96 soccer fans in a British sports stadium has concluded that faulty policing was responsible. The supporters of Liverpool Football Club were crushed to death during a game in 1989. Their relatives had to fight for nearly 30 years to overcome a police cover-up, which included allegations that the fans themselves were to blame for the disaster.

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Source:: http://www.npr.org/2016/04/26/475773213/british-inquest-finds-police-at-fault-for-hillsborough-soccer-stadium-disaster?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports