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From a trial of an al-Qaeda sympathiser is Saudi, he says this:
«لو كنت يائساً من الحياة، لضربت رأسي في السجن أو أمامكم الآن».

I know it literally means "I would strike my head", but does it mean something else, e.g. "kill myself" or "shoot myself"?

Thank you!