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Heysel Stadium disaster

The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when Juventus F.C. fans escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans were pressed against a wall the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985... Wikipedia
Date: May 29, 1985
Location: Brussels
Number of deaths: 39
Arrests: 34
Cause: Decrepit stadium, poor policing, rioting
Convicted: Police captain Johan Mahieu, and 14 Liverpool fans convicted of manslaughter
Non-fatal injuries: 600