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| Thousands of original Hillsborough witnesses to be re-interviewed | Thousands of original Hillsborough witnesses to be re-interviewed |
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| Thousands of witnesses to the Hillsborough disaster are to be re-interviewed as part of the fresh investigation by the police watchdog. | Thousands of witnesses to the Hillsborough disaster are to be re-interviewed as part of the fresh investigation by the police watchdog. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) wants people who were at the stadium in 1989 to contact its team examining the police actions. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) wants people who were at the stadium in 1989 to contact its team examining the police actions. |
| The IPCC said its investigation was the biggest undertaken into police conduct in England and Wales. | The IPCC said its investigation was the biggest undertaken into police conduct in England and Wales. |
| Ninety-six Liverpool fans died in a crush at the FA Cup semi-final. | |
| The match against Nottingham Forest was held at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989. Ninety-five fans died on the day and another died of his injuries four years later. | |
| Statement 'discrepancies' | |
| The IPCC's investigation follows the damning report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel published last September. | |
| The report concluded the lives of 41 fans could have been saved and cleared supporters of any wrongdoing or blame for the disaster. | |
| It found South Yorkshire Police had altered more than 200 statements and tried to blame fans. | |
| West Midlands Police was later appointed to gather evidence on the original investigation for subsequent inquiries and inquests. | |
| The IPCC has now revealed there were "discrepancies" between fans' statements and questionnaires they returned to the West Midlands Police inquiry. | |
| The police watchdog said it wished to speak to thousands of members of the public who gave witness accounts to West Midlands Police, either in writing, via telephone or interviews. |