Ex-AUM cult member Hirata arrested

Ex-AUM cult member Hirata arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2012, shows a poster with pictures of three ex-AUM Shinrikyo cult members wanted by police. The photo of Makoto Hirata (C), who turned himself in to police on Dec. 31 after being on the run for more than 16 years, is obscured by a sticker saying he has been arrested. The other two are Katsuya Takahashi (L) and Naoko Kikuchi, who are still wanted in connection with a string of heinous crimes committed by the cult in the 1990s. (Kyodo)

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