GENEVA (AP) 鈥� Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new 鈥渟uicide capsule.鈥�
The 鈥淪arco鈥� suicide capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber. The person is then supposed to fall asleep and die by suffocation in a few minutes.
___ EDITOR鈥橲 NOTE 鈥� This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at . The Swiss government refers queries about suicide prevention to a group called 鈥淒argebotene Hand鈥�, or The Offered Hand.
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