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TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has been called on to apologise after he compared the attack on the Manchester United bus to the Hillsborough disaster.

The news anchor was discussing the attack by West Ham fans on the players’ bus on Sky News when he said: “This is going back to the 70s and to the 80s, the type of thing you were seeing that was bad about Hillsborough, for instance.”

*Holmes later did apologise - read his explanation here

Last month the jury in the Hillsborough inquests found the behaviour of fans made no contribution to the disaster.

Viewers expressed their anger at his comments on social media.

Twitter user H K Fooey wrote: “Just heard you equate the bus riot last night to Hillsborough. Very poor analogy. Have you forgotten the inquests already?”

Peter Rice tweeted the presenter and said: “Apologise now for your Hillsborough comment re WHU incident.”

Alan Carter wrote: “Hillsborough had nothing to do with hooliganism, stop associating last night with this tragedy.”

Mikey Stones posted a video clip of the comments and wrote: “Why after 27 years of proving it, have you just compared what happened at Hillsborough to hooliganism?”

ECHO arts editor Catherine Jones wrote: “Did you just link what happened at West Ham last night with Hillsborough?!!!!!!”

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