(7)Asahara found guilty on all charges, sentenced to death

(7)Asahara found guilty on all charges, sentenced to death

OSAKA, Japan - People try to get an extra reporting on the trial of Shoko Asahara, the founder of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 27. The court sentenced him to death after finding him guilty on all 13 charges, including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.

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