Hillsborough disaster- questions to be answered

Title

Hillsborough disaster- questions to be answered

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

16 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:36

Description

Simon Israel reports from Hillsborough on questions to be answered over the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89). Includes press conference with Superintendent Tony Pratt who defends police action in opening a gate at the stadium allowing more crowds to surge in causing the crush.

Contributors

Simon Israel; Tony Pratt

Keywords

Association football; Policing practice; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989)

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