Japan arrests woman who lived with cult fugitive (AP)

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 /

Japan arrests woman who lived with cult fugitive (AP)
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Akemi Saito, a member of Aum Shinrikyo, hiding her face with a hood, rear center, is driven by police officers in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. The woman claiming to have lived with Makoto Hirata, a senior member of the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways, turned herself in and was arrested Tuesday for helping him evade police for nearly 17 years. Saito gave herself up after Hirata surrendered to police on New Year's Eve, according to police and Saito's lawyer. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP – A woman claiming to have lived with a senior member of the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo’s subways turned herself in and was arrested Tuesday for helping him evade police for nearly 17 years.


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Category: Asia  Tags: arrests, Cult, fugitive, Japan, lived, woman
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