Dignified ceremony held at Liverpool town hall to commerate 25th anniversary of Heysel

Heysel memorialTHE bells of Liverpool town hall tolled 39 times to remember those killed at Heysel.On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, guests - including representatives from Italy - lined in mournful silence to pay respects.At the dignified commemoration service, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Hazel Williams, drew comparisons with Hillsborough.She said: 'Today, we would like to send a message to the people of Turin and the wider footballing community that Liverpool acknowledges your loss, that we are sincere and take it to heart.'We, as a city, know more than most of football-related tragedy and the scale of human suffering it brings.'Many mistakes were made at Heysel and the behaviour of some so-called football fans is deplorable and inexcusable.'But today is not about recriminations. It is about commemorating the 39 people who went to a football match and didn't come home.'Fans, mainly Italian, were killed when a wall collapsed amid violent scenes shortly before Liverpool played Juventus in the European Cup final at Belgium's ageing national stadium.City councillor Peter Millea, who was at the match, attended yesterday's service.He said: 'I remember sitting in the stadium, looking to my right and seeing all this commotion.'Everyone had been getting on so well so the way it all kicked off was just unbelievable.'Ill never forget what I saw - bodies of people trampled upon, people falling over and getting crushed.'It will never go away.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo