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Shoko Asahara

Doomsday cult leader, 6 others executed

The execution of Japanese doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara leaves unanswered questions about Aum Shinrikyo, the group behind the 1995 sarin-gas attack on the Tokyo subway that killed 13 people and sickened 6,000.

01 October 2018, 08:39 IST

Doomsday cult leader, 6 others executed

Doomsday cult leader, 6 others executed

Doomsday cult leader, 6 others executed

01 October 2018, 08:39 IST

Japan executes 7 in 1995 Tokyo Sarin gas attack

The leader of the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway

06 July 2018, 03:39 IST

Japan executes 7 in 1995 Tokyo Sarin gas attack

Japan executes 7 in 1995 Tokyo Sarin gas attack

Japan executes 7 in 1995 Tokyo Sarin gas attack

06 July 2018, 03:39 IST

Shoko Asahara, cult guru behind Japan sarin attack

Despite humble beginnings and being nearly blind, Asahara was a charismatic speaker who attracted hordes of recruits to the cult he developed in the 1980s.

06 July 2018, 02:59 IST

Shoko Asahara, cult guru behind Japan sarin attack

Shoko Asahara, cult guru behind Japan sarin attack

Shoko Asahara, cult guru behind Japan sarin attack

06 July 2018, 02:59 IST