(5)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

(5)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - A member of Pana wave Laboratory, a cult-like group, watches as policemen check the group's white-robed vehicle on National Route 257 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture.

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