From NBC archives: Coverage of the Waco siege
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See archival footage of the Feb. 28, 1993 siege in Waco, Texas, when the ATF raided a ranch belonging to the Branch Davidians, a religious cult. The 52-day siege ended on April 19, 1993, when a fire destroyed the compound. Seventy-six people died, including Davidian leader David Koresh.