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AUM Shinrikyo(Japanese; “AUM Supreme Truth”) Japanese new religious movement founded by Asahara Shoko (b. 1955 as Matsumoto Chizuo) in 1987. It contained elements of Hinduism and Buddhism and was founded on the millenarian expectation of a series of disasters that would bring an end to this world and inaugurate a new cosmic cycle. In 1995 its members released nerve gas into the Tokyo subway system, killing 12 people and injuring some 5,500. The group has been linked with other nerve-gas incidents and violent crimes. It claimed some 50,000 members, mostly in Russia, at the time of the gas attack. Membership collapsed in the wake of the attack, but it had grown to more than 1,500 members by the early 21st century. The group changed its name to Aleph in 2000. More than 10 AUM members were sentenced to death for their involvement in the gassing incident, including Asahara, who in 2004 was found guilty of masterminding the attack. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | TOKYO, July 10 Kyodo An AUM Shinrikyo splinter group has agreed to assume liability for paying compensation to survivors and bereaved families of victims of crimes committed by members of the religious cult in the 1980s and 1990s, two support groups for the victims said Friday. The text contains numerous case studies of man-made accidents, terrorist acts, and natural disasters, as well as some success stories, from the past 25 years including the Bhopal chemical spill; the Chernobyl incident; the Exxon Valdez spill; the Oklahoma City bombing; Tokyo's Aum Shinrikyo subway terrorist attack; the 9/11 World Trade Center attack; the London transit bombings, and Hurricane Katrina. A) Al Qaeda (B) Aum Shinrikyo (C) Hamas (D) the Taliban 5. |
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