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Frontline•Season 5•Episode 10

The Bombing of West Philly

May 5, 1987

‘I could hear the bullets all around me, hitting all around the house. I was forced back by gunfire,’ says Ramona Africa, the only adult survivor of MOVE, a small, violent, urban cult. Years of tension ended May 13, 1985, when police bombed Africa’s house.

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Seasons45

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Season 5 Episodes15

The Real Stuff

The Earthquake Is Coming

Stopping Drugs (1)

Stopping Drugs (2)

The Nazi Connection

Desperately Seeking Baby

Street Cop

The Secret File

War on Nicaragua

The Bombing of West Philly

In Search of the Marcos Millions

Israel: the Price of Victory

Death of a Porn Queen

Keeping the Faith

The Politics of Greed

Cast2

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)

Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"The Bombing of West Philly" is episode 10 of Frontline season 5. It aired on May 5, 1987.

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