suicide bomb

noun

: a bomb carried by someone who plans to be killed by it when it explodes

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Oran Almog lost five members of his family and his sight to a suicide bomb. Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025 On May 22, 2017, minutes after Grande’s live performance concluded at the UK’s Manchester Arena, a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in the arena’s foyer. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024

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“Suicide bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20bomb. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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