suicide bomber

British

noun

Also called: homicide bomber. a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion

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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

Khan, who now lives in Charlottesville, lost his son in Iraq in 2004 when the younger Khan, Humayun, an Army captain, was killed by a suicide bomber.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

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