AUM pays 25 mil. yen in compensation for victims

AUM pays 25 mil. yen in compensation for victims

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (L), a high-ranking member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult newly released from prison, and Minoru Sugiura, deputy chief of the group, hold a news briefing in Yokohama on Feb. 1, announcing the cult has paid 25 million yen in compensation for victims of its 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other crimes. The cult said last month it had changed its name to ''Aleph.''

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