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96 soccers fan 'unlawfully' killed in 1989 Hillsborough disaster, jury says

A jury has concluded that the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster 27 years ago were unlawfully killed.

The jury finished its deliberations Monday, having retired to consider more than two years of evidence during the inquiry into the events of the FA Cup match on April 15, 1989, between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

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The decision comes after years of campaigning from bereaved families and the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which sought the disclosure of the true causes behind the tragedy.

Coroner John Golding said he would accept a majority verdict on whether the 96 individuals were unlawfully killed, after the jury unanimously agreed on answers to a further 13 questions concerning the disaster.