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                         Suicide at Notre Dame in Paris

   Authorities in Paris say a far-right French writer and activist has
   committed suicide in front of the altar in the city`s famed Notre Dame
   Cathedral.
   Officials say 1,500 visitors were in the cathedral Tuesday when
   78-year-old Dominique Venner shot himself in the head after placing a
   letter on the cathedral`s altar.
   The contents of the letter were not immediately clear. However, recent
   posts on his blog included rants about France`s recently passed
   same-sex marriage legislation and African immigration.
   Venner was a soldier during France`s war in Algeria and was a member of
   the Secret Armed Organization , a paramilitary group that opposed
   Algeria`s independence from France.
   The Gothic Notre Dame Cathedral, on an islet on the River Seine, is one
   of the most visited sites in Paris, attracting more than 13 million
   visitors a year. It is celebrating its 850th anniversary.
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