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1989 Hillsborough soccer disaster marked

LIVERPOOL, England, April 15 (UPI) -- A soccer game ended Wednesday with a service marking the worst disaster in British sports history, the 1989 death of 96 Liverpool fans crushed at a stadium.

The service was held at the Liverpool stadium, Anfield, after a match with its cross-town rival Everton, the BBC reported. A 2-minute silence marked the exact time that a semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield was halted.

Another 2,000 people gathered in Old Market Square in Nottingham for a memorial service there.

After 20 years, the emotions of many Liverpool residents who lost relatives and friends in 1989 are still raw. Sports Secretary Andy Burnham was interrupted by chants of "Justice for the 96" as he spoke.

I remember the footage of the days events. I remember Margret Thatcher telling the world’s press that there had been fatalities.

I remember she didn’t say deaths. It struck me then, I was about 11 or 12.

A schoolmate lost a friend. My history teacher had turned down tickets to the match, for some reason.

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There is still anger, much anger in Liverpool.