LIVERPOOL, England Thousands of soccer fans broke down in tearsat Liverpool's Anfield stadium at a religious service Sunday inmemory of the 95 people killed eight days earlier in Britain's worstsports disaster.
The Liverpool team gathered inside the stadium for the serviceconducted by the city's Roman Catholic archbishop.
Many fans and relatives of the victims wept uncontrollably asthey linked arms and sang the Liverpool anthem, "You'll Never WalkAlone."
Club officials estimated that more than 1 million people hadfiled into the stadium to pay their respects since the tragedy atSheffield's Hillsborough stadium during a match between Liverpool andNottingham Forest.
The line to enter the stadium stretched two miles Sunday.Police said up to 20,000 people an hour were passing through. Almosta third of the field is covered with scarves and flowers for thedead.
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