Waco siege ends in raging fire

Title

Waco siege ends in raging fire

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

20 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:33

Description

11 clips on the FBI siege which ended in a fire and mass suicide at a cult compound in Waco Texas, FBI action has been criticised.1.US Attorney General Janet Reno.2. Dick DeGuerin, lawyer for cult leader David Koresh.3. Psychologist Dr John Potter.4. Janet Reno.5.Sam Henry from Manchester whose wife and 5 children died in the fire.6. FBI agent Bob Ricks.7.Head of the FBI William Sessions.8. Local Dallas reporter Charlie Jones.9. Charlie Jones.10. Bob Ricks.11. Pastor Eric Lowe from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Britain from which Koresh recruited followers.

Contributors

Eric Lowe; John Potter; Janet Reno; William Sessions; Bob Ricks; Dick DeGuerin; Charlie Jones; Sam Henry

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Suicide; Fires; Policing practice; Sieges; Texas; Waco; FBI; Religious leaders; Religious sects; Branch Davidian Sect; David Koresh; Janet Reno

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