Infamous for their attack on a subway system in Tokyo on March 20,1995, in addition to other terrorist acts, the cult has now been…
Infamous for their attack on a subway system in Tokyo on March 20,1995, in addition to other terrorist acts, the cult has now been eradicated to a man.
Following the execution of cult leader Shoko Asahara earlier this month as reported on by the Inquisitr, the final members of Aum Shinrikyo have been put to death as penance for their crimes against innocent Japanese civilians, according to the BBC .
On March 20,1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult released a nerve gas agent in the contained space of the Tokyo subway system. The results were horrifying, especially given that there was no prior warning or advance knowledge that such an attack could ever take place — urban terrorism being a fleeting notion during this time, particularly in Japan.
As a result of the terror attack committed by Aum Shinrikyo members, thousands of Japanese citizens of all ages were sickened with 13 succumbing to the poison entirely by losing their lives, according to CBS. Beyond this particular incident, it was later discovered by investigators that the cult was also likely responsible for a 1994 sarin gas attack that killed eight and sickened hundreds more.
Japan’s current Justice Minister, Yoko Kamikawa, gave her reasoning for ordering the hanging of the remaining cultists.
“The pain and anguish of the people who were killed and their families as well as of the survivors left with disabilities, was unimaginable.”
Those put to death earlier today include a number of cult members who directly participated in releasing the sarin gas in the mid-1990s that killed so many and injured many more, as well as a key Aum Shinrikyo recruiter.
