suicide bomber
noun
plural suicide bombers
: a person who ends or plans to end their own life by exploding a bomb in order to kill other people
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After that, no U.S. service members were killed in action in Afghanistan until Aug. 26, 2021, when suicide bombers attacked Kabul’s airport, killing 13 U.S. service members during the U.S. evacuation Biden oversaw.
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Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 7 July 2024
That reality should have been clear two decades ago during the second Intifada—suicide bombers in Israel were soon followed by the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and the 2005 London subway bombings.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In the deadliest of those attacks, on the eve of Purim, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside a Tel Aviv shopping mall.
—David Crary, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
In addition to investigating cartels, Bishop’s team caught kidnappers, stopped suicide bombers and their recruiters, and averted IEDs and rocket attacks from killing American troops.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 7 July 2024
That reality should have been clear two decades ago during the second Intifada—suicide bombers in Israel were soon followed by the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and the 2005 London subway bombings.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In the deadliest of those attacks, on the eve of Purim, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside a Tel Aviv shopping mall.
—David Crary, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
In addition to investigating cartels, Bishop’s team caught kidnappers, stopped suicide bombers and their recruiters, and averted IEDs and rocket attacks from killing American troops.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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