Tokyo marks 16th anniv. of sarin gas attack

Tokyo marks 16th anniv. of sarin gas attack

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Metro Co. employees observe a moment of silence for the victims of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's 1995 sarin nerve gas attacks, at Tokyo Metro subway's Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo, on the morning of March 20, 2011, the 16th anniversary of the event.

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