Aum Shinrikyo
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Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult and former religious movement infamous for carrying out the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other acts of terrorism.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doomsday cult
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new religious movement ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
imminent apocalypse
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survival of chosen followers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
biological weapons research
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chemical weapons development ⓘ illegal drug production ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | mixture of yoga, meditation, and apocalyptic prophecy ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Shoko Asahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParamilitaryWing | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| ideology |
apocalypticism
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millenarianism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Aleph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | guru ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | split into Aleph and Hikari no Wa ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack
NERFINISHED
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Matsumoto sarin attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo mail bomb attacks ⓘ |
| notableInjuryCount | over 5,000 injured in Tokyo subway sarin attack ⓘ |
| notableVictimCount | 13 killed in Tokyo subway sarin attack ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| originalName | Aum Shinrikyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakMembership | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Christian apocalypticism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ |
| status |
banned in Japan
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designated terrorist organization by Australia ⓘ designated terrorist organization by Canada ⓘ designated terrorist organization by European Union ⓘ designated terrorist organization by Russia ⓘ designated terrorist organization by United States ⓘ |
| surveillanceStatus | monitored by Japanese Public Security Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
VX nerve agent
NERFINISHED
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biological agents ⓘ sarin ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.