Cult group
Aum Shinrikyo.
(May 16, 1995)
May 16, 1995, Kamikuisshiki Mura, Japan - Members of the domestic and foreign media take up their position as police raids on Aum's facility - No. 6 Satyam - on the foot of Mt. Fuji on May 16, 1995. On the morning of 20 March 1995, cult members released sarin in a coordinated attack on five trains in the Tokyo subway system, killing 13 commuters, seriously injuring 54 and affecting 980 more. Some estimates claim as many as 6,000 people were injured by the sarin. (Photo by Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/AFLO) VTY -mis-