suicide bomber
noun
: a person who commits suicide by exploding a bomb in order to kill other people
a suicide bomber
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Since the chaotic scene in Kabul in 2021 — when a suicide bomber killed more than 100 Afghans trying to flee the Taliban, as well as 13 of the U.S. service members trying to help them — Republicans have frequently criticized President Biden for how the administration handled the evacuation.
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
There’s no reason to think the Afghans wouldn’t have rushed the airfield or that ISIS wouldn’t have sent a suicide bomber if Trump had still been president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
In 2017, a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
In one of the most emotional moments of the night, Gold Star families recalled when an ISIS-K suicide bomber attacked Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate during the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
—Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 July 2024
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
There’s no reason to think the Afghans wouldn’t have rushed the airfield or that ISIS wouldn’t have sent a suicide bomber if Trump had still been president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
In 2017, a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
In one of the most emotional moments of the night, Gold Star families recalled when an ISIS-K suicide bomber attacked Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate during the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
—Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 July 2024
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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