Liverpool remembers the 96

Memorial services have been held at Liverpool FC and at Liverpool Town Hall to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough stadium disaster.

Ninety-six Liverpool fans died after being crushed at the Sheffield stadium on 15 April 1989.

Families of victims and thousands of fans attended the ticket-only service at Anfield which started at 14:45 BST.

Lord Mayor Frank Prendergast said the Town Hall service was a chance "to come together and remember those who died".

At 15:06 BST - the time Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest was called off 23 years ago - the bells at the Town Hall rang 96 times to commemorate each victim.

A minute's silence was also held at Anfield.

Mr Prendergast said: "It was an opportunity to come together and remember those who died and remind people that it can never be allowed to happen again."










R.I.P To the lost souls who never came home YNWA JFT96