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Matsumoto incident - Definition |
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The Matsumoto incident was an outbreak of sarin poisoning that occurred in Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture, Japan on the evening of June 27 and the morning of June 28, 1994.
Seven people were killed and over two hundred were harmed by sarin gas that was released from several sites in the Kaichi Heights neighborhood. The first calls to emergency officials occurred around 11:00 PM. By 4:15 AM the following morning, six people had died from the poison gas. On July 3, officials announced that the toxic agent had been identified as sarin by gas chromatography.
The Matsumoto incident preceded the better-known Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (1995).
Several Aum Shinrikyo members were found guilty of masterminding both incidents.
These two combined instances are the only known use of chemical agents by a terrorist group. Combined, the attacks resulted in 19 deaths and thousands of people requiring hospitalization or outpatient treatment.
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Example Usage of Matsumoto |
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wakaryo: 便乗RT @y_Matsumoto: Ｇｏｏｇｌｅ Ｗａｖｅ誰か使ってますか？招待してほしいんですが。 |
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ina_u2: im falling in love with Jun Matsumoto AGAIN. |
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paulinavita: @cybersanta oh really? like with who? Choi Siwon, Choi Minho, Matsumoto Jun? aw that's cool, santa! |
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