Congressional hearing over Waco siege

Title

Congressional hearing over Waco siege

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

29 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:53

Description

Report on a one-day congressional hearing over the Waco siege in Texas, USA at which US Attorney General Janet Reno gave evidence about the tactics she used to end the siege. Democrat congressman John Conyers gives a speech in response to Reno; head of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steven Higgins says a promise made to those present at the raid on 28 February that their testimonies would be fairly considered had not yet been fulfilled. North America correspondent Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Janet Reno; John Conyers; Steven Higgins

Keywords

USA; Suicide; Politics; Government; Police; Homicide; Children (age group); Policing practice; Sieges; Texas; Waco; FBI; Religious sects; United States Congress; David Koresh; Janet Reno; ATF; Branch Davidians

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