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Families of 11 people killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing never considered their deaths accidental. Now Pennsylvania officially agrees with them.

After nearly four decades, those killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing in West Philadelphia are now considered homicide victims.

In this file photo, clouds of smoke pour from burning homes after a bombing on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985. The bombing left 11 people dead, including five children, and burned 61 homes in West Philadelphia.
In this file photo, clouds of smoke pour from burning homes after a bombing on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985. The bombing left 11 people dead, including five children, and burned 61 homes in West Philadelphia.Read moreLARRY PRICE / MCT
    by Jason Laughlin
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