suicide bomber
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the 13 fallen who were honored on Wednesday were the troops ambushed by a suicide bomber during the rushed, often chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, in August 2021.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024
The resolution comes on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the deaths of 13 service members who were killed by a suicide bomber at Kabul airport.
From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber while campaigning for an election on behalf of the Congress party in the southern Indian town of Sriperumbudur in May 1991.
From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2022
The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has been convicted of failing to appear at a public inquiry he was ordered to attend.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022
Thousands of Afghans had packed into the fetid, open-air corridor outside Kabul’s airport, desperate to flee Taliban rule and undeterred by warnings of a suicide bomber in the area.
From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2022
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