NIKOLSKOE, Russia (Reuters) – Fourteen members of a Russian doomsday cult on Tuesday abandoned the remote underground bunker where they had been hiding for nearly half a year awaiting the end of the world.
So who are these people? Alas, the story doesn’t give many details, offering just this tantalising glimspse of their beliefs:
The sect is an ultra-devout splinter group of the Russian Orthodox church. They reject processed food and say bar codes on products are the work of Satan.
[Hat-tip: Foreign Policy]
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