shoko asahara, the leader of the aum shinrikyo group, was among those hanged after years on death row members of the cult released the nerve agent, sarin, on the tokyo metro system during the morning rush hour. jake adelstein is a journalist who covered the attack in 1995. he joins us now from tokyo. take us back to the morning of that attack and what happened? the group had been preparing for a an armageddon that they were going to bring up on the world. on the day when they took sarin gas developed by the nazis, which they were able to recreate because they have bright people working for them, they put it in wastebasket and bags all over subway stations in tokyo and released it all at once, making thousands of people sick thomas topping the trains, they killed 13 people. and they also get a test run the year before in an obscure town in the outback of japan where they killed seven people. said the number of people that have been killed by this group i poisonous gas is probably closer to 20. it must have had a massive impact on the japanese people and also the families of. how have t

among them, shoko asahara, the leader of the aum shinrikyo group.headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the telegraph, who say prime minister theresa may could face a cabinet revolt after it emerged her brexit plan will tie the uk to eu rules for the foreseeable future and put any american trade deal in jeopardy. the guardian carries a warning from bank of england chairman mark carney to president trump, that further escalation of us trade disputes around the world would damage the us the most. this comes as the us and china prepare to fire the opening salvos of a trade war today. meanwhile, france's market watchdog the autorite des marches financiers says the world faces the risk of a "brutal correction" in global stock markets. the organisation warned the world has never been so indebted and the debt has never been so risky. the new york times looks ahead to us secretary of state mike pompeo's latest visit to north korea, where there are fresh doubts about whether pyongyang will follow through on the commitments at the singapore su

the leader and founder of a japanese doomsday cult was executed on friday circa asahara along with six senior members of the cult were put to death for a deadly sarin attack in one thousand nine hundred ninety five the amish and rico cults was founded in one thousand nine hundred four and counted up to forty thousand members at its height around thirty thousand of the followers were in russia the cult is regarded as a terrorist organization by several countries including the us and russia it carries out a major sarin gas attack in the tokyo underground twenty three years ago. can usually use someone typically just because a cult is without a leader for some time that doesn't mean it ceases to exist shako as a howler and his closest followers were hanged but the count in japan is officially registered it's on the terrorism watch list so i don't rule out the possibility that the cult still has followers in russia because here is a good breeding ground for the organization to find followers. cycle as the her i visited moscow in one thousand nine hundred two and met with russian political

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we're getting reports from japanese media that the founder of the aum shinrikyo cult, shoko asahara,995 sarin gas attack on the tokyo subway. he had been on death row for over a decade for the attack that killed 13 people and injured thousands more. he began as a spiritual group mixing hindu and buddhist beliefs, but developed into a doomsday cult obsessed with armageddon. there's still no decision on how to rescue 12 boys and their football coach who've been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks now. the children were found on a rocky ledge around 2.5 miles from the mouth of the cave on monday. more than 128 million litres of water has been pumped out of the cave, allowing rescue teams to walk further into the tunnel. but some parts are too narrow, and more heavy rain is forecast. the boys are being taught the basics of diving. some need to be taught how to swim, but it's feared that option could be too risky. how long will they stay down there? the boys are now getting care and food, but the thai authorities are still debating whether to risk bringing them out quickly or w

that carried out a gas attack in japan in one thousand nine hundred five has been executed shoko asahara and six of his followers were hanged for releasing saturn in turkey as metro system killing thirteen people britain's home secretary has called on russia to explain itself after a man and woman collapse from exposure to a nerve agent in the south of england the couple fell ill close to the city of salzburg the us president stepped to the resignation of his environment chief after a series of scandals scott pruitt has come under fire in recent months for his spending habits and accusations of misuse of office those are your headlines the news continues after the scream all season but by. getting to the heart of the matter if more stuff i can see the turkish cypriot leader calls you today and says let's have talks would you accept facing the realities what do you think reunification of look like there are two people think the peace for unification is the only option for prosperity of south korea hear their story and talk to how does iraq. ok and your in this truly alive right now al jaz

this morning's executions come three weeks' after the cult‘s leader, shoko asahara, and six other followersheir convictions back in 200a. the uk brexit secretary dominic raab and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier will hold face—to—face talks in brussels at the end of the latest round of negotiations. both sides are stepping up plans to cope with the uk leaving without a deal in march 2019. prime minister theresa may has said the british public should take "reassurance" from government preparations for a possible no—deal brexit after it emerged plans were being developed to stockpile food and medicines. you had a few of my guest, we will be talking at threat of a trade war between the eu and the us. european commission president jean—claudejuncker met donald trump to discuss tariffs, after the us president said america was losing out because of unfair deals. it led to him putting tariffs on steel and metal imports in may. after the meeting, as well as buying more us soybeans and energy, the head of the eu's executive said they agreed to work towards zero tariffs on industrial goods. w

we're getting reports from japanese media that the founder of the aum shinrikyo cult, shoko asahara,rin gas attack on the tokyo subway. he had been on death row for over a decade for the attack that killed 13 people and injured thousands more. aum shinrikyo began as a spiritual group mixing hindu and buddhist beliefs, but developed into a doomsday cult obsessed with armageddon. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: going underground in eastern ghouta — we discover the hidden tunnels below what was once a rebel stronghold in the syrian war. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there are many casualties and berries growing backlash in that al qaeda was responsible germany will be the host of the 2006 world cup, they beat south africa by a single vote. in south africa the possibility of losing hasn't even been contemplated and celebration we re been contemplated and celebration were cancelled. the man entered the palace to a downstairs window and made his way to the queen ‘s bedroom and asked her for a made his way to the queen ‘s bedroom

just because a cult is without a leader for some time that doesn't mean it ceases to exist shako asahara and his closest followers were hanged but the cult in japan is officially registered its on the terrorism watch list i don't rule out the possibility that the cult still has followers in russia because here is a good breeding ground for the organization to find followers. check out as a horrid business and moscow in one thousand nine hundred say they are not russian political and religious leaders the cult founder went on a promotional campaign giving speeches at the country's top universities and spending millions of dollars they succeeded in attracting many followers in russia . but heard numerous symptoms of this there are tons of drugs are. all the gods are going to hold up we're helping and we try to try to help them and there are also i do more of this trial which would help russia be a soldier if your parents so you would. be because you don't really go into a big good riddance to sort of a general. to start this process and it actually. didn't go get well when it was no longer

to nhkg news according in japan, the country has executed the cult leader asahara for the 1995 sarin the sentence dates back as far and ayears, where asahara dozen followers were sentenced for the crimes in the subway attack. we will continue to follow these lines. nhk says japan has executed the cult leader. the looming trade war could be just the start of a broader fight for global dominance. correspondent is watching all these events unfolded right now. we're just getting to the final countdown of this announcement. what is at stake? will -- we are laser focused on what is expected happen around midday china time. we are expecting swift retaliation from the chinese the there's the question of dominance that the u.s. has in technology and military that china is starting to challenge. china has spent a long time restructuring its military, building a facilities in the south china sea. on the economy, they have laid out a clear, broad plan to develop the economy, to make it a manufacturing and technology powerhouse. 2021 to this plan by double per capita gdp from 2010 levels. they ha