suicide bomber

suicide bomber
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them to ensure maximum casualty of perceived enemies and inflict widespread damage. Usually the attacker is motivated by a political cause and is willing to die in the process.
See Also: suicide bomb, suicide bombing

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  • suicide bomber — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms suicide bomber : singular suicide bomber plural suicide bombers someone who attacks a person or a place with a bomb and who intends to die while killing or destroying them, usually for political aims …   English dictionary

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  • suicide bomber — /ˈsuəsaɪd bɒmə/ (say soohuhsuyd bomuh) noun a person who carries out a bomb attack in the knowledge that the detonation will kill them, usually because the device is attached to their body or in the vehicle in which they are travelling, the… …  

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  • My Mother Was Murdered by a Suicide Bomber — is a TV documentary about the killing of Perla Hermele in Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel in March 2002 as part of the Passover massacre. The documentary was made by her son, Jewish journalist Bernt Hermele and has been shown on Swedish national… …   Wikipedia

  • Suicide Killers — is a documentary exploring the motivations of a suicide bomber. It includes rare and never before seen interviews with family members of terrorists, widows of suicide bombers and surviving terrorists whose suicide attacks failed. Also included is …   Wikipedia

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