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
Sir John has said MI5 intelligence could have led to suicide bomber Salman Abedi being followed to a car where he stored his explosives.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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
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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