McVeigh was seeking revenge against the federal government for the way it handled the siege at Waco in Texas, which ended in the deaths of 76 people exactly two years earlier.
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The siege had begun in February 1993 when the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tried to execute a search warrant at a ranch run by the Branch Davidian religious sect at Mount Carmel, near Waco.
A gun battle broke out in which four agents and six Branch Davidians were killed.
A siege was initiated by the FBI , which ended 50 days later when a second assault on the compound was made and a fire destroyed it.
McVeigh drove to Waco during the crisis to show his support for those under siege. He distributed pro-gun rights literature and bumper stickers, such as "When guns are outlawed, I will become an outlaw".
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