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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At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Reuters, in an attack claimed by militant group al Shabaab.
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Reuters, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The last time the two nations came close to an all-out war was in 2019, after a suicide bomber killed 40 members of India’s security forces.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
The civil war first came to Maaloula when a suicide bomber blew up the main army checkpoint protecting the town in September 2013.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Benitez clinches his victory with a rousing speech about tolerance in the aftermath of an attack by a suicide bomber outside the Vatican.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The last time the two nations came close to an all-out war was in 2019, after a suicide bomber killed 40 members of India’s security forces.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
The civil war first came to Maaloula when a suicide bomber blew up the main army checkpoint protecting the town in September 2013.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Benitez clinches his victory with a rousing speech about tolerance in the aftermath of an attack by a suicide bomber outside the Vatican.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Suicide bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomber. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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