Five men charged over England's Hillsborough football stadium disaster have appeared in a UK court almost 30 years after the tragedy, indicating they will plead not guilty.
Family members of the 96 people killed gathered outside court, to witness the next phase of a lengthy legal battle.
For years, police blamed Liverpool fans for the 1989 crowd crush.
But former senior police officers, a police solicitor and a stadium official are now charged with offences including manslaughter by gross negligence and perverting the course of justice.
Match commander David Duckenfield gave the order to open a gate, which allegedly led to the fatal crush.
He is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence.
The five who appeared indicated they would plead not guilty, while a sixth man was not required in court.
The tragedy unfolded when an exit gate was opened and more than 2,000 Liverpool fans flooded into the stadium.
They piled into the already-over-full, standing-room-only terracing pen behind a goal, causing a fatal crush.
The victims were smashed against metal anti-riot fences or trampled underfoot. Many suffocated in the crush.
At the time, hooliganism was common, and there were immediate attempts to defend the police operation and assign blame to the Liverpool fans.
