In May 1984, Philadelphia police had a standoff in West Philadelphia.
A radical group named MOVE were the combatants against the police. MOVE had barricaded themselves in a home on 62nd and Osage Avenue. Shortly after 6:30 pm, the mayor ordered a bomb dropped on the house. Their house and an entire city block of houses burned to the ground.
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