suicide bombers

Self-detonating attackers

Suicide bombers are people who carry out attacks intending to kill themselves along with their targets, typically by detonating explosives strapped to their bodies or in vehicles they're driving.

The tactic has been used by terrorist organizations, insurgent groups, and military forces when conventional warfare isn't feasible: Suicide bombers struck the marketplace at rush hour.

The singular form is suicide bomber.

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