Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara has been executed
Two decades after deadly sarin attack on Tokyo's subway in 1995 by Aum Shinrikyo, its leader Shoko Asahara was executed on July 6.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga confirmed the hanging of Shoko Asahara.
According to The Guardian, “The justice ministry did not immediately confirm that Asahara had been hanged, while the public broadcaster NHK said six other senior cult members were due to be executed the same day.”
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