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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The revelation, first reported by Fox News, comes as the elder Mamdani is facing backlash after a questionable excerpt of his 21-year-old book resurfaced, expressing his sympathy for suicide bombers.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
He was questioned again in 2014 as part of a separate probe into a suicide bomber who attended his mosque and was a casual acquaintance.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
During his remarks, Trump told the story of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, killed along with three other Americans by a suicide bomber in 2019 in Syria, leaving behind her husband, 3-year-old son and 18-month-old son.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The attack echoed a similar incident in 2023 when a suicide bomber killed 25 soldiers at the Jale Siyad base, located opposite the Damanyo facility.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
He was questioned again in 2014 as part of a separate probe into a suicide bomber who attended his mosque and was a casual acquaintance.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
During his remarks, Trump told the story of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, killed along with three other Americans by a suicide bomber in 2019 in Syria, leaving behind her husband, 3-year-old son and 18-month-old son.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The attack echoed a similar incident in 2023 when a suicide bomber killed 25 soldiers at the Jale Siyad base, located opposite the Damanyo facility.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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