SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Aum Shinri Kyo * Japanese police raid Aum cult's offices  Sep 17, 2006 About 250 officials descended on 25 locations connected with the cult formerly known as Aum Shinri Kyo, to check for any unexpected reaction to the news that former guru Shoko Asahara, 51, is to hang for the 1995 attack, the Public Security Intelligence Agency said. Television footage showed dozens of officers walking into buildings across Japan of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, including its de facto headquarters in Tokyo's Setagaya ward. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business) Tokyo gas attack guru to be hanged  Sep 16, 2006 Shoko Asahara had founded the Aum Shinri Kyo cult ... Lawyers of Asahara, 51, had argued that the former leader of Aum Shinri Kyo, or Supreme Truth Sect, was mentally incompetent and called for the case to be suspended. (Aljazeera.Net) Japan cult ex-guru deemed fit for appeal - media  Feb 20, 2006 Lawyers for Shoko Asahara had argued that the 50-year-old ex-head of Aum Shinri Kyo (Supreme Truth Sect) was incompetent and had requested that the case be suspended ... Aum Shinri Kyo, which admitted involvement in the gassing, later changed its name to Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. (Reuters UK -- World News) Back to Religion News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008