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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
 
April 19
 
Three hundred more were injured by poisonous gas in Yokohama.  2
 
May 16
 
A cult leader, Asahara Shk, was arrested because of his links to the Tokyo subway gassing.  3
 
 
 
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