Japan: Cult member surrenders to police after 17 years on run

A member of the doomsday cult behind a deadly Tokyo underground gassing and other crimes has turned himself in to police after 17 years on the run.

Tokyo police said today that Makoto Hirata, a 46-year-old member of Aum Shinrikyho, conspired with several other members in kidnapping a notary official in 1995 and causing his death.