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Several members of a cult carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo's subway has been executed, Japanese media said
Public broadcaster NHK said at least two members of the Aum Shinrikyo
Today 's executions come after authorities "Shoko Asahara" and six of one – time followers earlier this month,
Those executions left six remaining Aum members on death row.
Japan is one of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, and public support for it remains high despite international criticism. [19659002] The Aum's 1995 sarin attack on the subway during rush hour killed
It plunged the mbadive capital into chaos, and prompted a crackdown on the cult's headquarters in the football Hills of Mount Fuji, where the authorities discovered a plant capable of producing enough sarin to kill millions.
Aum members have been convicted of an additional sarin attack in the town of Matsumoto the year before the Tokyo attack, as well as the murder an anti-cult lawyer and his family.
Despite being officially banned.
It officially disowned Asahara in 2000 and renamed itself Aleph, but experts say the train guru retained a strong influence before his execution.
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