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Tokyo Subway Attack: Health Ministry Preserves Victims' Records

3/18/2025

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On March 20, 1995, the Aum Shinrikyo cult unleashed a deadly sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway, claiming 14 lives and injuring more than 6,000. In response, the health ministry is set to preserve victims' medical records and consult healthcare professionals, ensuring that the horrors of that day are documented and that future responses to biochemical threats are strengthened.

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On March 20, 1995, the Aum Shinrikyo cult unleashed a deadly sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway, claiming 14 lives and injuring more than 6,000. In response, the health ministry is set to preserve victims' medical records and consult healthcare professionals, ensuring that the horrors of that day are documented and that future responses to biochemical threats are strengthened.