France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (center R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (top) are rushed by security officers into the presidential plane at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv June 24, 2008. An Israeli guard on the perimeter of a farewell airport ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy shot himself dead on Tuesday, causing a security stir but not endangering the visiting leader, police said. [Agencies]