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Japan marks 29th anniversary of Tokyo subway sarin attack

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Wednesday marked the 29th anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured more than 6,000. At Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station, 16 station staff members offered a…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader Mackenzie boycotts bail hearing, cites mistreatment in prison

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The key suspect in the Shakahola Massacre, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, boycotted his bail hearing on Wednesday alongside 94 others who are facing terrorism charges. His lawyer, Wycliffe Makasembo, told the court that Mackenzie had boycotted the hearing due to discriminatory…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged Kenyan cult leader and suspects to face charges, prosecutor says

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Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of public prosecutions on Tuesday. The suspects will…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader Mackenzie causes scene after being isolated from co-accused

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MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 7 – Controversial cult leader Paul Mackenzie created a scene on Thursday at the Malindi High Court created a scene after being allegedly denied an opportunity to communicate with his co-accused. The tension escalated when two prison…[Continue Reading...]

Sick doomsday cult leader ‘forced followers to break their own legs with sledgehammers’

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A religious cult leader, who convinced his followers that the world was going to end at the end of the 1970s, subjected them to increasingly twisted tortures if they doubted his word, or tried to leave the group. Roch Thériault…[Continue Reading...]

The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike

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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter…[Continue Reading...]

Suspects in Kenyan starvation cult case to be hospitalized after hunger strike

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A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter charges, too frail…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya declares cult an ‘organised criminal group’ after starvation deaths

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Kenyan authorities on Wednesday proscribed the church of a religious leader who ordered his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven, as an organised criminal group. Paul Mackenzie, head of the Good…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya starvation cult leader charged with manslaughter over mass deaths

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A Kenyan court has charged cult leader cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 suspected accomplices with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 200 people. Mackenzie and his co-accused – including the self-proclaimed pastor's wife – pleaded not guilty to…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya doomsday cult leader, 30 followers to be charged with murdering 191 children

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 of his followers were presented in a Kenyan court in the coastal town of Malindi on Wednesday to face charges of murdering 191 children. Mackenzie and the other suspects did…[Continue Reading...]

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