suicide attacker
Self-destructive militant
A suicide attacker is someone who carries out a violent attack expecting or intending to die in the process.
The term typically describes those who detonate explosives strapped to their bodies or drive vehicle-borne bombs into targets: The suicide attacker detonated his vest in the crowded market.
Also called suicide bomber when explosives are involved.
- hijackingForcible seizure mid-transit
- soft targetUndefended vulnerable site
- body countTally of the deceased
- car bombExplosive in automobile
- religious extremismRadical ideology driven by faith
death cult · hostage-taking · enemy combatant · nationalism · identity crisis · social isolation · terrorism · terror cell · IED · public awareness campaigns · martyrdom · holy war · deradicalization · radicalization · self-sacrifice · anarchism · kamikaze · lone wolf
suicide attackersurvivor
One still alive after
escapee · escape artist · coward · saboteur · deserter
suicide attackervictim
One harmed by another
target · hostage · defender · innocent bystander · bystander
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