Widow's film on 1995 subway sarin attack screened

Widow's film on 1995 subway sarin attack screened

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, head of a group of victims of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, speaks prior to a public screening of a film on the fatal attack in Tokyo on March 13, 2010. Takahashi broke new ground as a leader in crime victim relief movements by taping interviews with key persons affected by the attack, which was carried out by members of the defunct AUM Shinrikyo cult.

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