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Seiichi Endo

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Seiichi Endo
Born(1960-06-05)5 June 1960
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died6 July 2018(2018-07-06) (aged 58)
Tokyo Detention House, Tokyo, Japan
OrganizationAum Shinrikyo
Criminal status
Executed by hanging
ConvictionsMass murder
Terrorism
Criminal penalty
Death

Seiichi Endo (遠藤誠一, Endō Seiichi; 5 June 1960 – 6 July 2018) was a Japanese terrorist and Aum Shinrikyo member who was executed for his participation in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack and a number of other crimes.[1]

He produced the Sarin gas for the attack after leader Shoko Asahara told him to do so.[2]

Early life

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Endo was a native of Sapporo, Hokkaido;[3] he graduated from a veterinary school. He later studied virus and genetic engineering at Kyoto University graduate school.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. Yoshida, Reiji; Murakami, Sakura (6 July 2018). "Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cult members hanged for mass murders" via Japan Times Online.
  2. 1 2 Yamaguchi, Mari (26 July 2018). "Cult members hanged for Tokyo subway attack, other crimes". AP NEWS.
  3. "Death sentence for AUM sarin maker Seiichi Endo upheld at high court". 31 May 2007.