25 killed in market by car bomber; TALIBAN.A SUICIDE bomber Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political yesterday rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a hotel in a Pakistan market, killing 25 people. The attack in Usterzai village was the second in two days in the area, close to the Afghan border. Several cars and shops at the Kacha Paka market caved in following the blast. It is believed local Taliban fighters could be behind the latest violence. Kohat is a garrison town around 40 miles south of Peshawar, Pakistan's main northwest city. On Thursday, six people were wounded when a bomb planted outside a shop in Kohat exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: . |
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