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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With the Taliban lacking conventional capabilities such as an air force or missiles, that could mean sending proxies as suicide bombers in Pakistani cities as the end of winter leads into the peak season for attacks, Basit said.
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Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
In November, a suicide bomber struck outside a court in the capital, killing 12 people.
—Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Hours before the Pakistani strikes, a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the border district of Bannu in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
In November, a suicide bomber struck outside a court in the capital, killing 12 people.
—Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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