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1995, March 23 | |
Ten were killed in a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo religious sect. | 1 |
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Three hundred more were injured by poisonous gas in Yokohama. | 2 |
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A cult leader, Asahara Shk, was arrested because of his links to the Tokyo subway gassing. | 3 |
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