Japan marks 28 years since cult's deadly sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

Shizue Takahashi lay flowers at Kasumigaseki Station in Tokyo on Monday, 28 years since the Aum Shinrikyo cult's nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. _ Kyodo via Japan Times/ANN

TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua): Japan marked the 28th anniversary Monday of a deadly sarin nerve gas attack carried out by the AUM Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system that left 14 people dead and injured more than 6,000.

A vigil was held at Kasumigaseki subway station in the Japanese capital where one of the deadly attacks took place, with station officials observing a moment of silence at 8:00 a.m. local time, which was around the time the attack took place 28 years ago.