71.   Inoue quoted Asahara as saying that the cult had been able to make the deadly gas because of its ties with Russia.

72.   A police source told Kyodo that the discovery further strengthened suspicions that the cult was involved in the subway attack.

73.   A court official said the bankruptcy decision stemmed from claims filed in December by gas-attack victims and by statements by public prosecutors that the cult was insolvent.

74.   Although the cult denied it is engaged in terrorism, experts questioned why a religious group needs such huge quantities of poisonous chemicals.

75.   The ruling at the Tokyo District Court stemmed from claims in December by gas victims and public prosecutors that the cult was insolvent, a court official said.

76.   The report on public security said the cult was continuing activities with members living in small groups in apartments in big cities.

77.   Yet another police probe failed to confirm rumours that the cult was involved in plots to blow up Hydro-Quebec installations.

78.   Prosecution sources said the cult was likely to be declared bankrupt as early as April next year.

79.   The appeal comets and other unusual heavenly events hold on doomsday cults is well documented.

80.   The Aum Supreme Truth doomsday religious cult is the prime suspect in the attack.