Davidian Testimony Centers on Tanks
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Federal agents who tear-gassed the Branch Davidian complex in Central Texas in 1993 strayed from the plan approved by Atty. Gen. Janet Reno when they used tanks to smash holes in the building, former FBI officials testified in the $675-million wrongful death trial in Waco, Texas. Retired Deputy Assistant FBI Director Danny Coulson testified that he was surprised when he saw a tank penetrating the cult’s building on April 19, 1993, the final day of the Davidian compound siege.
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