Kirkus
05-13-2010, 08:29 PM
(05-13) 04:00 PDT Philadelphia - --
Gerri Bostic lost all her material possessions 25 years ago when police dropped a bomb on her block, killing five children and six adult members of the militant group Move and incinerating 61 row homes.
Perhaps her biggest losses were her peace of mind and sense of community.
Her West Philadelphia neighborhood - now nearly vacant and eerily quiet - never recovered from the city's horrific botched attempt to arrest the Move members on May 13, 1985. The violent confrontation was a rare bombing of American citizens by civilian authorities in the United States.
More: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/12/MN2N1DCQRN.DTL
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Gerri Bostic lost all her material possessions 25 years ago when police dropped a bomb on her block, killing five children and six adult members of the militant group Move and incinerating 61 row homes.
Perhaps her biggest losses were her peace of mind and sense of community.
Her West Philadelphia neighborhood - now nearly vacant and eerily quiet - never recovered from the city's horrific botched attempt to arrest the Move members on May 13, 1985. The violent confrontation was a rare bombing of American citizens by civilian authorities in the United States.
More: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/12/MN2N1DCQRN.DTL
http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2010/05/13/mn-move13_PH1_0501652786_part6.jpg