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96 soccer fans killed in Hillsborough disaster 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)


Video: 'Hillsborough Disaster: How it happened in 1989'

(Saturday, April 15, 1989, 3:05 p.m. BST; during the Hillsborough disaster) — 96 people were killed and 766 others were injured today when soccer fans surged forward in severely overcrowded stands at a match in the northern English city of Sheffield. Continue reading 96 soccer fans killed in Hillsborough disaster 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)