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| Fans remember Hillsborough dead | Fans remember Hillsborough dead |
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| Thousands of people are taking part in a memorial service for the 96 Liverpool football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster 20 years ago. | Thousands of people are taking part in a memorial service for the 96 Liverpool football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster 20 years ago. |
| The supporters were crushed to death on 15 April 1989 during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest at the stadium in Sheffield. | The supporters were crushed to death on 15 April 1989 during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest at the stadium in Sheffield. |
| Victims' families, survivors and players past and present are at Anfield for the remembrance service. | Victims' families, survivors and players past and present are at Anfield for the remembrance service. |
| Candles will be lit for each victim of the tragedy. | Candles will be lit for each victim of the tragedy. |
| The Kop and the Centenary stands were opened early and as numbers grew, part of the main stand was opened to the public. | The Kop and the Centenary stands were opened early and as numbers grew, part of the main stand was opened to the public. |
| More than 20,000 fans are at Anfield to pay their respects to the 96 victims | More than 20,000 fans are at Anfield to pay their respects to the 96 victims |
| As the families of the victims took their places on the Kop, the crowd of up to 25,000 people gave them a huge round of applause. | |
| Club officials then took their seats, followed by members of Liverpool's Academy. | Club officials then took their seats, followed by members of Liverpool's Academy. |
| Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina led the first team out to huge cheers and applause, followed by the team's manager Rafa Benitez, coach Sammy Lee and players Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard. | |
| There were also cheers and applause for Everton's manager, David Moyes, and Kenny Dalglish. | There were also cheers and applause for Everton's manager, David Moyes, and Kenny Dalglish. |
| The service started at 1445 BST and a two-minute silence held at 1506 BST, the exact time the game was abandoned two decades ago. | The service started at 1445 BST and a two-minute silence held at 1506 BST, the exact time the game was abandoned two decades ago. |
| Sue Joyce, 43, from West Derby, Liverpool, said: "We've come here today to show the victims and the families of those who died that we have not forgotten what they have suffered. | Sue Joyce, 43, from West Derby, Liverpool, said: "We've come here today to show the victims and the families of those who died that we have not forgotten what they have suffered. |
| The build-up to this anniversary has brought back some really bad memories Ian Rush Audio slideshow: Tragic day How the disaster happened 'We were grasping for survival' | The build-up to this anniversary has brought back some really bad memories Ian Rush Audio slideshow: Tragic day How the disaster happened 'We were grasping for survival' |
| "It may be 20 years since the disaster took place but those that were there will always be in the thoughts of every Liverpool fan around the world." | "It may be 20 years since the disaster took place but those that were there will always be in the thoughts of every Liverpool fan around the world." |
| The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James Jones, opened the service. | |
| He said: "On this the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at Hillsborough, which broke the heart but not the spirit of our community, Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to say that her thoughts and prayers are with us and all those affected by the tragedy. | |
| "For many here today it seems still like yesterday. Those we lost always in our minds. | |
| "Never a day passes without a thought of what their tomorrow might have been, without that longing for justice for their sake as well as for ours." | |
| The same silent memorial was observed in the city centres of Liverpool, Sheffield and Nottingham. | |
| Liverpool fan Damian Kavanagh: My survival instinct kicked in | |
| On the day of the tragedy, Liverpool supporters were in the Leppings Lane end of the ground. | On the day of the tragedy, Liverpool supporters were in the Leppings Lane end of the ground. |
| Liverpool fan Damian Kavanagh managed to escape the crush in the stadium. | Liverpool fan Damian Kavanagh managed to escape the crush in the stadium. |
| He said: "I started crawling over the heads of the people in front of us and as I was crawling over one man said, 'there's people dying here', but I already knew that and the policeman grabbed hold of me. | He said: "I started crawling over the heads of the people in front of us and as I was crawling over one man said, 'there's people dying here', but I already knew that and the policeman grabbed hold of me. |
| "I wriggled past and he threw me on to the shingle track around the pitch and I was out. | "I wriggled past and he threw me on to the shingle track around the pitch and I was out. |
| "It was just like a relief and you could see the sunshine again." | "It was just like a relief and you could see the sunshine again." |
| South Yorkshire Police, which oversaw the event, opened a large exit gate which forced too many Liverpool fans on to the terrace, leaving the fans inside trapped between people entering the ground and the metal fences at the front of the stand. | South Yorkshire Police, which oversaw the event, opened a large exit gate which forced too many Liverpool fans on to the terrace, leaving the fans inside trapped between people entering the ground and the metal fences at the front of the stand. |
| The families of the victims have kept up a campaign to have the events which led to the deaths fully investigated, despite previous inquiries. | The families of the victims have kept up a campaign to have the events which led to the deaths fully investigated, despite previous inquiries. |