Guru hanged: the end of a japanese public enemy

His submissive young were allowed to drink his dirty bath water and drops of his blood. Only he, the guru, had complete purity and power, he proclaimed.

Driven by the delusion of being able to "redeem" the world with violence, shoko asahara set his young loose in march 1995. Under tokio’s ruling district, members of his end-time sect "aum shinrikyo" released sarin gas in subway cars and killed 13 people with it. Thousands were injured. A ruthless act for which asahara was hanged now, 23 years later.

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Exhibits in munnerstadt still have to wait

Exhibits in munnerstadt still have to wait

It was not an easy decision. "We were unanimous in the opinion that we had to stay", says martin kuchler, chairman of the association "future for the home playhouse". At first, those responsible were still thinking about whether and how to present the exhibition "here goes the post – 235 years of munnerstadt postal history" in the home playhouse to the 8. November can keep open. But when it became clear that the planned exhibition "history in pictures – historical views of munnerstadt" in the henneberg museum would not be opened, the decision was made: "it makes no sense, we close now", says martin kuchler. On sunday it was open for the last time.

For the time being, because: "we wait and see how this develops." there are several options. It could be that the corona numbers develop so well in two weeks that a reopening is possible in december, says the chairman of the association. "Then we open again for a week." because the exhibits remain in place, the home playhouse can not be used for other purposes at the moment, for example for private family celebrations.

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Spectacles of nature

The winning photos of the international photo competition "glanzlichter" are still available to admire in the natural history museum in the fleischstrabe, but only for a short time. Next sunday, 8. July, at 17 o'clock, the popular annual show closes its doors.

As in previous years, visitors have been highly impressed by the atmospheric and powerful nature images, says museum director matthias mauser. In the meantime, there is a group of guests who look forward to the glanzlichter every year and devote a special visit to the natural history museum to them. According to mauser, a visitor survey revealed which of the 86 large-format photographs were particularly appealing.

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