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The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, [7] [8] [9] [10] was the siege by US federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound ...
A chronological history of the Waco, Texas compound that burned to the ground with 76 Branch Davidian cult members still inside on April 19, 1993. ... one for each of the Branch Davidians who died ...
In all, four ATF agents were killed, sixteen were wounded, and six Branch Davidians died in the initial raid on February 28. Seventy-six more died in the final assault on April 19. [30] The events at Waco spurred criminal prosecution and civil litigation.
Waco siege: 1993 Feb 28 – Apr 19 Waco: Texas: 86 4 ATF agents and 6 Branch Davidians killed in a shoot out February 28; on April 19 a final assault on the compound by the FBI occurred. A fire destroyed the compound resulting in the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians, including 25 children.
Thirty years ago, a 51-day confrontation between law enforcement and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians ended in a catastrophic fire. Clémence Michallon reports
Who was the man behind the shocking 1993 siege?
The New Mount Carmel Center was a large group of buildings used by the Branch Davidian religious group located near Axtell, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Waco.The Branch Davidians were established by Benjamin Roden in 1959 as a breakaway sect from Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, and was later led by David Koresh starting in the 1980s.
Showtime's "Waco: Aftermath" explores what happened after David Koresh and the Branch Davidians' 51-day siege against the US government.