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Aum Shinrikyo (Aum)

⚠ Sanctioned · 1 active program

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and subsequently create a global utopian society. Originally peaceful in nature · Aum continues to maintain facilities in Japan and Russia. · Aum released sarin in the Tokyo subway system in 1995 · Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) is a religious organization with a belief system that mixes various religions – primarily Buddhism – with science fiction and the prophecies of Nostradamus. Aum aimed to control Japan · Formed in Japan in 1987 · killing a dozen people and wounding thousands more. As of 2016 · killing seven people and wounding more than a hundred others. In its most infamous attack · seeking to actively bring about Armageddon. In 1994 Aum committed its first sarin attack against Japanese civilians by releasing the nerve agent in Matsumoto · the group became increasingly dangerous and violent · then the world

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CA_LISTED_TERRORISTS CA-LISTED-TERR Canada Listed Terrorist Entities Counter-terrorism 10/12/2002 source ↗

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