Exposure of cover-up finally gives justice to the 96

British police tried to blame Liverpool football fans to cover up mistakes that contributed to the deaths of 96 supporters who were crushed at a stadium, according to secret documents finally released following a 23-year campaign by families of the victims.

Exposure of cover-up finally gives justice to the 96

Prime minister David Cameron apologised for Britain’s worst sports disaster and said the country had been shamed by its failure for more than 20 years to disclose the errors that helped lead to the death of Liverpool fans at Hillsborough stadium, most of whom were crushed and suffocated in a standing-room-only section.

Lawmakers gasped as Cameron said the panel found that police repeatedly tried to cover-up evidence of their own failings following the disaster in a bid to make it look as if fans were at fault.

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