suicide bomber
Self-detonating attacker
A suicide bomber is a person who carries out a bomb attack expecting or intending to die in the explosion.
The bomber typically wears explosives on their body or drives a vehicle packed with them into a target.
Suicide bombings are associated with terrorism and asymmetric warfare, used by those who view their death as martyrdom: The suicide bomber detonated the vest in the crowded market.
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- terror attackViolence to spread fear
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- militantAggressive cause supporter
explosive device · holy war · belt · martyrdom · indoctrination · vest · kamikaze · jihadist · blast · shrapnel · detonator · extremist · attacker · lone wolf · crowd · security checkpoint · checkpoint · trigger mechanism
- attackersaggressor, assailant, attacker, assaulter, ambusher
- Terrorismterrorism, terror cell, bombing, bomb, terrorist
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
- Middle East WarsGulf War, Iraq War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War
- extremistsextremists, extremist, fanatics, fanatic, radicals
suicide bomberdrone operator
Remote aircraft controller
drone pilot · sniper · saboteur · armchair general · keyboard warrior
suicide bombersurvivor
One still alive after
escapee · guerrilla fighter · assassin · mercenary · professional soldier
suicide bombermartyr
Victim for beliefs
hero · bodyguard · firefighter · Secret Service agent · lifesaver