3 major criminal cases involving AUM doomsday cult

The following are brief descriptions of three major criminal cases involving the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult. Tokyo subway sarin gas attackUnder instructions from AUM leader Shoko Asahara, 15 senior members conspired to take plastic bags containing sarin liquid onto five Tokyo subway trains and release the poison by puncturing the bags with umbrellas, vaporizing the nerve agent, during the morning rush hour on March 20, 1995.The attack, one of Japan's worst terrorist incidents, killed 13 people and injured over 6,200.Matsumoto sarin attackUnder instructions from Asahara, several AUM member…READ FULL ARTICLE