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The '''Branch Davidians''' were a religious group in Waco, [[Texas]]. A stand-off between the U.S. [[government]] and beginnning on February 28th, 1993 ended on April 19th when a fire broke out in the main church building that was under siege. The fire killed 79 people, 25 of which were children.
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The '''Branch Davidians''' were a religious sect that broke off from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Waco, [[Texas]]. A stand-off between the U.S. [[government]] and beginnning on February 28th, 1993 ended on April 19th when a fire broke out in the main church building that was under siege. The fire killed 79 people, 25 of which were children.
    
The Branch Davidians were under siege after a warrant was secured by the U.S. [[Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco and Firemarms]] for allegedly having illegal [[firearm]]s and a [[drug]] [[laboratory]] inside their main [[church]] building.  There were also alleged reports of [[abuse]] of children and [[polygamy]] committed by the church leader, [[David Koresh]], who claimed he was the [[messiah]].
 
The Branch Davidians were under siege after a warrant was secured by the U.S. [[Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco and Firemarms]] for allegedly having illegal [[firearm]]s and a [[drug]] [[laboratory]] inside their main [[church]] building.  There were also alleged reports of [[abuse]] of children and [[polygamy]] committed by the church leader, [[David Koresh]], who claimed he was the [[messiah]].

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