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Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the religious group's compound near Waco, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Nearly 80 people were killed.
Apr 23, 2024
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The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging ...
Apr 12, 2023 · Instead, the raid proceeded, disastrously. Agents swarmed the compound and were met with heavy gunfire. When the battle ended, a few hours later ...
Apr 16, 2023 · An overzealous agent shot Koresh in the stomach and he fell back inside, then the agents opened fire. There's 911 audio of the Branch Davidians ...
Gunfire burst through the door, as the agents approached, one agent was wounded. As a result of the 2 1/2 hour long gunfight, four ATF agents were killed; 20 ...
Jan 24, 2023 · “The Waco siege was one of the first events in our nation's history where there was 24/7 cable coverage,” journalist and author Jeff Guinn ...
Apr 19, 2018 · Finally, on April 19, the FBI raided the compound, using military-grade weaponry such as armored tanks, as well as tear gas. A fire broke out — ...
Mar 22, 2023 · As ATF agents arrived, a firefight broke out between the two camps that lasted two hours. At the end of the first day, four ATF agents had died ...
Jan 25, 2023 · It was a windy, cold day. The [gas] canisters first went in. The FBI claimed that there was gunfire from Mount Carmel. Surviving Branch ...