14/05/1985 · A version of this article appears in print on May 14, 1985, on Page A00001 of the National edition with the headline: POLICE DROP BOMB ON RADICALS' HOME IN PHILADELPHIA.

50 to 60 Other Houses in Area Burn 2 People Known to Have Survived Siege . PHILADELPHIA, May 13-A state police helicopter this evening dropped a bomb on a house occupied by an armed group after a 24-hour siege involving gun battles.

What we have out there is war, that’s what the Philadelphia’s mayor is describing the situation at a house occupied by members of the radical group MOVE. The West Philadelphia row house is now nearly destroyed by a fire, which began earlier tonight when police dropped a bomb on MOVE’s headquarters. The flames have spread down a city block and estimates are more then twenty homes may be lost.

A Philadelphia police officer watches a block of houses burn. Image: George Widman/AP The plan to bomb the MOVE house was reckless, ill-conceived and hastily approved.

On 13 May 1985, Philadelphia police bombed the Move compound, killing 11 people, including five children, and destroying an entire neighborhood.

13/05/2010 · Today marks the 25th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the helicopter bombing of the headquarters of a radical …

14/05/1985 · During the gun battle, police fired 7,000 to 10,000 rounds of ammunition between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., when the exchange diminished to random shots, police said.

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From a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, Philadelphia Police Department Lt. Frank Powell proceeded to drop two one-pound bombs (which the police referred to as "entry devices") made of FBI-supplied Tovex, a dynamite substitute, targeting a fortified, bunker-like cubicle on the roof of the house.