as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
how to deter terrorists who are willing to commit self-murder as well as the mass murder of innocent people
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suicides
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The March 30, 1997, edition of the Times’ Valley Edition featured a story on the front page about the mass suicides and the cult’s leader.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
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Rayo-Garzon and Cruz Silva are among seven detainees who died of apparent suicides since the start of 2025.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Self-murders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-murders. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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