Toru Toyoda, 32, and Kenichi Hirose, 36, two former...
Toru Toyoda, 32, and Kenichi Hirose, 36, two former leaders of Aum Shinri Kyo, were sentenced to death by hanging for murder and attempted murder for their roles in releasing sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subway in 1995
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Toru Toyoda, 32, and Kenichi Hirose, 36, two former leaders of Aum Shinri Kyo, were sentenced to death by hanging for murder and attempted murder for their roles in releasing sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subway in 1995. Both men appealed their sentences to the Tokyo High Court.
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- (Sources: IAC Magazine Database, Christian Century, 16/08/200, Reuters, 28/07/2000)
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