1.   Hoping to ignite an apocalyptic war, the group sprayed pestilential microbes and germ toxins from rooftops and convoys of trucks.

2.   The Essenes believed an apocalyptic war would wipe out theirs.

3.   During the broadcast, Aum Shinri Kyo leader Shoko Asahara asked Endo to explain how such weapons would be used in the apocalyptic war that Asahara has predicted.

4.   Prosecutors have accused Asahara of plotting the subway gassing and a series of other attacks as part of a plan to overthrow the government and hasten an apocalyptic war.

5.   He predicted an apocalyptic war and prepared his cult by stocking up on bio-chemical weapons, including the Nazi-invented nerve gas, Sarin.

6.   Asahara has been accused of masterminding these crimes in preparations for what he has prophesised as an apocalyptic war.