Title: Shoko Asahara Description: Shoko Asahara (Chizuo Matsumoto, 1955- ), left, leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo (AKA: The Supreme Truth; 40,000 worldwide members), and who directed the poisonous sarin gas attack against the Tokyo subway system on March 20, 1995 that killed twelve persons and injured or contaminated four thousand others; Asahara, who ordered the attack to distract police raids against his secret operations, was condemned to death and awaits execution; at right is Asahara's top disciple, Yoshihiro Inoue, who testified against his mentor to save his own life on September 20, 1996. Category: Crime Keywords: crime, criminal justice, criminology, law enforcement, gas attacks, mass murder, poison gas, religious cults, terrorism, terrorists Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2250 x 2615 (5.88 MPixels) (1.16) Print Size: 19.0 x 22.1 cm; 7.5 x 8.7 inches File Size: 17.00 MB (17,823,972 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000001100c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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