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Sunday's assault had been planned for months but failed when the
agents encountered overwhelming firepower, including at least one
.50-caliber machine gun. In addition to the four dead, 16 agents
were wonded; all were out of the hospital or reported in stable
condition Tuesday.
"The problem we had is we were outgunned," said ATF spokeswoman
Sharon Wheeler said. "They had bigger firearms than we had."
The agents also feared hitting women and children in the
compound, Wheeler said.
***************YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST -- 2 DAYS AGO -- SEE BELOW**********
ATF spokesman Jack Killorin in Washington said authorities believe the cult
was tipped off about the raid by phone. He also said the agency had people
working undercover within the cult.
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Relatives of Koresh had urged him to surrender.
"I wish he'd give up, I wish he'd give up," his grandmother Jean
Holub said in Houston. "And I wish he'd get out of that place and
start over and not get killed, take care of his family."
Members of the Branch Davidian sect believe Koresh is the Lamb
mentioned in the Book of Revelations and can bring about the end of
the world. The sect is a an offshoot of the Seventh-day Adventists,
who disavow any connection to the Branch Davidians.