Tänään julkaistiin Hillsborough'n raportti 23 vuotta tragedian jälkeen.
David Cameron has said he is profoundly sorry for the "double injustice" of the Hillsborough disaster.
Speaking after an independent report into previously unseen documents about the disaster, the prime minister said police had failed to do enough and then tried to blame the Liverpool fans.
Ninety-six fans died after a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's ground in 1989.
Mr Cameron told the House of Commons a swifter response from emergency services could have saved lives.
He said the panel found the safety of the crowds at Hillsborough had been "compromised at every level".
He said there were three main areas highlighted in the report:
- Failures by the authorities in protecting those at the ground
- An attempt to blame the fans, and
- Doubt cast on the original coroner's inquest
He added "deficiencies" at the ground were well known and it failed to meet minimum safety standards.
Relatives of the Liverpool supporters who died at Hillsborough were briefed on the report on Wednesday morning.
Mr Cameron apologised for the double injustice, which was both in the "failure of the state to protect their loved ones and the indefensible wait to get to the truth", and in the efforts to denigrate the deceased and suggest that they were "somehow at fault for their own deaths".
He said details of the report were "deeply distressing" and said it showed the Liverpool fans "were not the cause of the disaster".
Andy Burnham MP: "Finally, the full tragedy of Hillsborough has been revealed"
The report, by the Hillsborough Independent Panel, showed police and emergency services made "strenuous attempts" to deflect the blame for the disaster on to innocent fans.
Mr Cameron said that Attorney General Dominic Grieve would review the report as quickly as possible in order to decide whether to apply to the High Court to order a new inquest.
Liverpool Walton Labour MP Steve Rotheram said it was a "momentous day for Liverpool".
He said: "Finally, we have the undeniable truth. The truth that many innocent people could, and should have been saved.
"A truth that unequivocally confirms that Liverpool fans were not the cause of the disaster and that drink was not a significant factor."
He added: "It is not about retribution its about responsibility. Today we have made history but now we must change history."
Sheffield Wednesday issued an apology on Wednesday morning to all the families whose relatives were involved.
The club said on its website: "Throughout the compilation stage, the club has worked closely with the panel and the other donating organisations to ensure that, in line with the ethos of maximum disclosure, we have been totally transparent.
"The club would like to offer our sincere condolences and an apology to all the families who have suffered as a consequence of the tragic events of 15 April 1989."
The families spent the morning looking at the Hillsborough Independent Panel report at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
Mr Cameron also received a copy of the report after it was given to the families, in order to enable him to prepare his statement.
The panel has been scrutinising more than 400,000 pages of documents for the past 18 months.
A number of the victims' families have been campaigning for more than 20 years for the papers to be released.
'Take ownership'
Cabinet papers are not usually published in the UK until 30 years after they have been written, but MPs agreed to their full, uncensored disclosure last year.
Approval came after 140,000 people signed a government e-petition, set up by Liverpool fan Brian Irvine, to trigger a House of Commons debate on the issue.
The panel, chaired by Bishop of Liverpool the Right Reverend James Jones, said it had analysed more than 400,000 pages of documents relating to the disaster from more than 80 organisations.
Ninety-five fans were crushed to death and hundreds more injured on the overcrowded terraces of the Hillsborough stadium, which was hosting an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
The 96th victim, Tony Bland, was left in a coma after the disaster and died in 1993.
An independent inquiry led by Lord Chief Justice Taylor found the main cause of the disaster was a failure in crowd control by South Yorkshire Police.
But the victims' families hope the papers will shed more light as to exactly what caused the tragedy and what happened in the aftermath.
They want to know how the cabinet and then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded in the days and months that followed.
Margaret Aspinall, whose son James died at Hillsborough, said: "I think it is going to be hopefully a good day for the city, for the fans, but most importantly for the families, and hopefully we get what we should have had 23 years ago."
Mrs Aspinall, who is also chairwoman of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, said it was what the families and the fans have been fighting for for 23 years.
Jenni Hicks lost both her daughters at Hillsborough - Victoria, who was 15 and 19-year-old Sarah.
Talking about the way the disaster was handled by police, she said: "They lied and tried to pass on the blame to the Liverpool supporters, to whom they owe a huge apology.
"They should take ownership of their actions that day, there needs to be some kind of accountability for their actions."
She added: "I am pleased that at last all the documents are there for everybody to see and I am hoping there will be enough evidence there to overturn the verdict of accidental death, but on a personal level I think it's going to open up a number of old wounds."
Vigil planned
The original inquest in 1991 ruled all the victims were dead 15 minutes after the game had kicked off at 15:00.
But Anne Williams, the mother of Hillsborough victim Kevin Williams, has called for the government to open a new inquest under section 13 of the Coroner's Act.
She claims Kevin was still alive at 16:00 on the day of the disaster and did not die from traumatic asphyxia.
Mrs Williams started an online petition on the government e-petition website which was signed by more than 100,000 people.
A statement on the e-petition website said the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has agreed he will look at the applications made to his predecessor Baroness Scotland before he determines whether the evidence supports a new inquest.
People in Liverpool are being asked to observe a two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the 96 who died.
During the silence - to be held at 15:06 BST to mark the time the game was stopped - the bells at Liverpool Town Hall Municipal Buildings on Dale Street and Liverpool Parish Church will ring out 96 times.
A vigil to mark the release of the papers will take place at St George's Plateau near to Liverpool Lime Street station at 18:00.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19543964Aika kauan meni, että totuus tuli julki. Kun lukee näitä kommentteja ja juttuja niin aika hiljaiseksi vetää:
"medical director says 41 had the potential to have survived with medical attention after 3:15pm cut off time"
"164 police statements were altered as they tried to cover up their own mistakes by passing the blame onto the fans, disgraceful."
David Cameron: ""Liverpool fans were not the cause of the disaster. On behalf of the Government I am profoundly sorry"
"31 of the 96 had heart beats. 31 could have been saved. Makes me sick"
"Breaking news - Sheffield Wednesday apologise to "families who have suffered as a consequence of the tragic events of 15 April, 1989"
"So I said to Kelvin MacKenzie, "You can't say that".
And he said 'Why not?' and I said 'because we don't know that it's the truth. This is a version of 'the truth'.
And he brushed it aside and said 'Oh don't worry. I'm going to make it clear that this is what some people are saying'.
And I walked away thinking, well I'm not happy with the situation.
But the fact is reporters don't argue with an editor.
And in particular, you don't argue with an editor like Kelvin MacKenzie."
