Evidence seemed to indicate that the attack was in some way connected to the government standoff with the Branch Davidian religious cult in Waco, Texas, exactly two years earlier.
Tõendid lasid aimata selle mõningast seost täpselt kaks aastat tagasi Wacos Texase osariigis aset leidnud konfliktiga valitsuse ja davidiaanlaste usulahu haru vahel.