In this week's episode, Megan reinforces our fear of small spaces and unclaimed luggage with the 1995 Sarin Subway Gas Attacks in Tokyo, Japan. Who is Shoko Asahara and why did he start the fanatic cult, Aum Shinrikyo, that was behind this deadly attack? The poison has been picked and all we can say is - get. to. higher. ground.
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Episode Sources:
- Image 1: Members of the Aum Shinrikyo group with leader Shoko Asahara (center).
- Image 2: Shoko Asahara in custody after the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attacks.
- Image 3: Commuters/victims above ground and waiting for medical attention after the subway lines had been evacuated.
- Image 4: Personnel clearing sarin from a subway carriage.
- Image 5: Victims of the attack.
- Image 6: Firefighters in full hazmat going underground to evacuate civilians.
- https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sarin
- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/what-does-sarin-do-to-people/275577/
- https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/nano-antidote-provides-long-term-protection-nerve-agents/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069
- https://www.wired.com/1996/07/aum/
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/25/national/25-years-tokyo-attack-aum-shinrikyo/
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02/03/21 • 69 min
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