AUM opens up cult facilities, members' rooms to public, media

AUM opens up cult facilities, members' rooms to public, media

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, a leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, speaks to reporters and local residents during a tour of the group's facilities in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on May 22. Joyu said there was ''no special reason'' for opening up the facilities, which occupy three apartment buildings. They are regarded by public security authorities as the cult's headquarters.

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