1985 FBI siege

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:aftermath Legal settlements
Commission investigation
Public outcry
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:MOVE_bombing
gptkbp:casualties 11
gptkbp:casualtiesAdults 6
gptkbp:casualtiesChildren 5
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia
Law enforcement controversies in the United States
1985 in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:date May 13, 1985
gptkbp:fireModes Fire destroyed city block
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national attention
gptkbp:method Bombing
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ramona_Africa
gptkb:John_Africa
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Philadelphia_Police_Department
gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:MOVE_organization
African-American history
Police brutality in the United States
gptkbp:result 11 deaths
Controversy over police tactics
Destruction of 61 homes
gptkbp:significance One of the only times US police dropped a bomb on a US city
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed MOVE house at 6221 Osage Avenue
gptkbp:survived 2
gptkbp:target gptkb:MOVE_organization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Covenant,_The_Sword_and_the_Arm_of_the_Lord
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1985 FBI siege

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