The Nerve Gas Attack on the Tokyo Subway
The Nerve Gas Attack on the Tokyo Subway
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Rosen Publishing Group
Just the Series: Terrorist Attacks   

Series and Publisher: Terrorist Attacks   

Annotation: Discusses the cult Oumu Shinrikyo, its leader Shoko Asahara, and the sarin nerve gas attack on the subways of Tokoyo, Japan.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #3866294
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2003
Edition Date: c2003 Release Date: 01/01/03
Pages: 64 p.
ISBN: 0-8239-3653-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-8239-3653-3
Dewey: 364.15
LCCN: 2001007610
Dimensions: 25 cm.
Language: English
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School Library Journal

Gr 6-10-These titles discuss the background dynamics, motivation and planning, and rationale behind these attacks, and the management of the incidents. The actual event and its aftermath are presented along with the detective work involved in finding the responsible individuals. Poolos discusses the counterattacks on the cult members responsible for placing the nerve gas in the Tokyo subway. Wicker describes the families' involvement in bringing the terrorists responsible for the Lockerbie crash of Flight 103 to justice. Each volume concludes with the capture and trial of the guilty parties. Color photographs and essential documentation appear in both books. Useful additions where there is a demand for material on terrorism.-Elizabeth Stumpf, Clearfield Middle School, PA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
Word Count: 8,629
Reading Level: 8.4
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 8.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 67448 / grade: Upper Grades

The entire world was shocked when lethal nerve gas was released in the Tokyo subway system during a morning rush hour in 1995. This book informs the reader about the group behind the deed, the powerful Aum Shinrikyo cult, and its mad leader, Shoko Asahara. Descriptions of the events leading up to the attack, the aftereffects, and the impact the attack has had on modern-day Japan will rivet and intrigue readers.


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