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		</div><p>TV presenter Eamonn Holmes is facing a storm of criticism after drawing comparisons between bottles being thrown at the Manchester United bus last night and the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.</p>
<p>Kick-off in the game between West Ham and Manchester United was delayed after a number of fans attacked the United bus as it neared Upton Park.</p>
<p>Discussing it this morning on Sky News, Holmes drew comparison between last night’s incident and the disaster where 96 people died due to overcrowding.</p>
<p>“This is going back to the 70s and to the 80s,” he said. “The type of thing you were seeing that was bad about Hillsborough, for instance.”</p>
<p>British MP Maria Eagle, a Liverpool native, offered to explain Hillsborough to the Sky News host.</p>
<p>“I’m happy to talk to him (Mr Holmes) and take him through what happened at Hillsborough,” she told the Liverpool Echo.</p>
<p>“I spend a lot of my time counter-acting the myths put out by South Yorkshire Police to evade their failures.</p>
<p>“I’m amazed somebody who ought to be aware of the details of current news should be so ignorant about Hillsborough.&#8221;</p>
<p>Holmes then suggested it was other people at fault for trying to twist his comments before apologising “if anyone concluded anything different”.</p>
<p>“Just being made aware of someone trying to use me to stir up trouble re The Hillsborough disaster . How low , how disgusting,” Holmes wrote on Twitter.</p>
<p>“The Hillsborough families have suffered enough without distasteful sniping like this. For the record there is no comparison between events last night at West Ham and Hillsborough.</p>
<p>“On the programme I was trying to talk about images we never ever want to see again. If anyone concluded anything different my humblest and most honest apologies.</p>
<p>“I am a huge supporter of The Hillsborough struggle for justice. Last night&#8217;s events do not remotely register in comparison.”</p>
<p>A few minutes later, he added a second apology.</p>
<p>“I am an honest and decent football supporter and man and would never seek to create such an offence. Those who are trying to do so are very wrong.</p>
<p>“Obviously there is no comparison between Hillsborough &#038; the scenes at W Ham last night&#8230;&#8230;I apologise unreservedly if anyone thought I was making that connection.”</p>
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