1990 Strangeways Prison riot courts, hangings, castrations and that between eleven and twenty prisoners had been killed. On 3 April the front page of the "Daily Mirror" read "Prison Mob 'Hang Cop' ", and claimed a former policeman imprisoned at Strangeways for rape had been killed by prisoners. The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction admitting that "reliable police sources" had been mistaken, when it transpired that the man was actually alive and imprisoned in HM Prison Leeds. Following the end of the rooftop protest the newspapers condemned the prisoners, with "The Daily Telegraph" describing the riot as "a degrading public spectacle", and
April 25 Sports Club is but one of several sports clubs belonging to the Army's April 25 Sports Group. Other Army clubs affiliated with the April 25 Sports Group are Sobaeksu, Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang, Taedonggang, Chobyŏng, and Maebong. However, referring to "April 25" on its own is generally understood to refer to this team. The men's football team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and is the most successful club side in the country, having won 17 national championships. April 25's home stadium is the Yanggakdo Stadium, but in international club competition, home matches are usually played at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium.