The Waco siege of 1993, a 51-day standoff between the Branch Davidians and U.S. federal agents, culminated in a fiery assault that killed 76 people, including 20 children. Despite the Branch Davidians’ controversial beliefs and illegal activities, the botched ATF raid and FBI’s aggressive
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