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Crime

Retiree shoots wife and 103-year-old aunt

<p>A sixty-eight-year-old retired police captain shot his wife and 103-year-old aunt before committing suicide in the small town Biot on the Riviera.</p>

Education

Wife of education minister commits suicide

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The wife of education minister Luc Chatel committed suicide at her home in a Paris suburb on Sunday, police and political sources said.</span></p>

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Webcam suicide in online medical forum

<p>A depressed man using a chat room on a medical website shot himself dead in front of other users on his webcam.</p>

Education

French teacher dies after setting self on fire

<p>A French maths teacher who doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire in front of pupils, died on Friday of her injuries, police and a hospital source said.</p>

Education

Pupils get help after teacher's self-immolation

<p>A psychological crisis cell was treating shocked students at a high school in southern France on Friday after a depressed maths teacher dramatically set herself on fire in the playground.</p>

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Son goes to prison for causing mother's suicide

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A 47-year-old man from Evron in the western Loire region was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for causing the suicide of his own mother.</span></p>

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Man sets himself alight in mosque

<p>A Muslim man died on Sunday after setting himself on fire inside a mosque in the French city of Toulouse, local officials said, saying the man was psychologically disturbed.</p>