1995 Tokyo Sarin Subway attack
Date Submitted: 10/17/2003 13:19:34
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 4 pages (1003 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 4 pages (1003 words)
The 1995 Tokyo Sarin Subway Attacks
On March 20, 1995, a nerve gas believed to be sarin was released in Tokyo. The gas was released in several commuter trains throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area, killing six and injuring twelve hundred others. This act, described by local authorities as "a case of organized and indiscriminate murder", was but one item in a string of crimes committed by the doomsday religious cult Aum Shinri Kyo (Aum Supreme Truth). (Kristof, 1995)
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…of Monday, March 20 1995. These people never suspected that they may be permanently affected by nerve gas before clocking in, much less brutally murdered before lunch. What Aum Shinrikyo did was more than attack the people on the subway. They shocked the world with mindless brutality. Considering domestic and international terrorism, it seems that the terrorists and religious cults aren't really fighting for some ideal or a piece of land. They just wish to kill. (Pollack, 1995)
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