Alex Beam
FAMILIES who lost loved ones at Hillsborough last night attacked an American journalist for branding the tragedy a “riot.”
Columnist Alex Beam provoked widespread anger among Liverpool FC fans across the world for inaccurate comments about the 1989 disaster.
The Boston Globe writer said “internet fan sites are still agonising over a 21-year-old soccer riot that killed 96 people.”
Later yesterday, the newspaper corrected the columnist’s blunder online, acknowledging the error and amending the article.
But The Globe stopped short of offering an apology, merely describing the slur as “mischaracterization.”
The journalist was also attacked by Anfield bosses who condemned his column.
ALiverpool FC spokesman said: “Mr Beam’s comments are disgraceful and ill-informed. His newspaper has belatedly recognised this by repeating the findings of Lord Justice Taylor.
“That absolved Liverpool supporters of any blame.”
Yesterday, families of the 96 LFC supporters who were killed denounced the comments.
