Aum Shinrikyo cult successor Aleph wins damages, government apology

A court has ruled that the Tokyo Metropolitan government must pay damages, and apologize, to Aleph -- the successor of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult -- for suggesting Aum was responsible for the attempted murder of Japan's national chief of police.

Aum Shinrikyo is best known for its March 20, 1995 terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway system, during which cult members released nerve gas.

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