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Jul 13, 2018 · Aum Shinrikyo Key Takeaways . Founded by Shoko Asahara in the early 1990s, Aum Shinrikyo was a doomsday cult based in Japan. Aum Shinrikyo conducted a deadly nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway in 1995. Thirteen people were killed, and thousands were injured. Two hundred Aum Shinrikyo members were convicted following the attacks.
5 days ago · Members of the Japan-based new religious movement AUM Shinrikyo (since 2000 called Aleph) were soon identified as the perpetrators of the attack. Background to the attack.
Jun 19, 2012 · Aum Shinrikyo, which is also known as Aum and Aleph, is a Japanese cult that combines tenets from Buddhism, Hinduism, and is obsessed with the apocalypse. The group made headlines around the...
4 days ago · Asahara Shoko (born March 2, 1955, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan—died July 6, 2018, Tokyo) founder of AUM Shinrikyo (“Supreme Truth”; renamed Aleph in 2000), a millenarian new religious movement in Japan. Asahara was born partially blind and was sent to a school for the blind.
Jul 6, 2018 · Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was hanged after being sentenced to death in 2004. Six of his followers were also put to death.
Jul 25, 2018 · The six men were the last members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on death row, and were executed on Thursday, the justice ministry said. Seven others responsible for the attack, including leader...
Jul 6, 2018 · 6 July 2018. AFP. Shoko Asahara headed the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Seven members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult which carried out a deadly chemical attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995...
