Scarfs of soccer fans hang on the Manchesterplatz street sign during a commemoration ceremony on the Manchester place at the Munich Riem airport, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Sixty years ago on Feb. 6, 1958 a plane with professional players of the Manchester United soccer club on board crashed in Munich with 21 survivors and 23 fatalities. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
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Memorial services have been held in Manchester, Munich and Belgrade on the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster in which 23 people were killed, including eight Manchester United players.
Former United manager Alex Ferguson gave a reading before current United manager Jose Mourinho and captain Michael Carrick laid wreaths in a service at United's home ground, Old Trafford.
There was a minute's silence as part of a 90-minute event in east Munich, where the city's mayor was among those giving readings. United estimated there were 2,000 of the club's fans there.
On Feb. 6, 1958, a plane carrying the United team and officials crashed as it attempted to take off on a slush-covered runway in Munich. The team was returning from Belgrade, where it played a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade, and the plane stopped to refuel in Munich.
Three United officials were also among those killed.
United said there was a commemorative event on Tuesday in Belgrade, where United's academy team was playing a UEFA Youth League match.
A view of the memorial clock above a statue of team manager Matt Busby, at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester ahead of a commemorative ceremony to mark the 60-years anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, Tuesday Feb. 6, 2018. Sixty years ago on Feb. 6, 1958, a plane carrying the Manchester United soccer team players crashed on take-off at Munich, Germany, with 21 survivors and 23 fatalities. (Simon Peach/PA via AP)
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Flowers lie on a memorial during a commemoration ceremony on the Manchester place at the Munich Riem airport, southern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Sixty years ago on Feb. 6, 1958 a plane with professional players of the Manchester United soccer club on board crashed in Munich with 21 survivors and 23 fatalities. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
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