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Ayre praises ‘dignity’ of families
- Updated: April 26, 2016
Ian Ayre has praised the “dignity” of Liverpool supporters and campaigners after an inquest jury concluded the 96 football fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed.
The Anfield chief executive paid tribute to Reds fans in a statement on Tuesday and said the football club welcomed the findings of the jury.
Jurors concluded that the behaviour of fans did not cause or contribute to the tragedy, which happened when supporters were crushed before an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.
The unlawful killing conclusion was reached by a majority of seven to two of the jurors.
“After 27 long years the true verdict has finally been delivered, confirming what the families always believed – their loved ones were unlawfully killed,” Ayre said.
“Liverpool Football Club welcomes the jury’s decision, once and for all, that our supporters were not in any way responsible for what happened at …
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