The World - News from July 14, 1987

Britain’s highest judicial panel overturned a lower court decision and granted Belgium’s request for the extradition of 26 English soccer fans to stand trial for a riot at a Brussels stadium in May, 1985, that left 39 dead. A defense lawyer said the fans would appeal the decision by a five-judge panel from the House of Lords. Fans of the Liverpool soccer team rioted before a European Cup Final against an Italian team, triggering a stampede and the collapse of a wall that crushed some victims.