| | A '''suicide attack''' (Arabic: ''Shaheed'') or sometimes '''Homicide Bomber''' involves a person who sacrifices themself to kill others. | | A '''suicide attack''' (Arabic: ''Shaheed'') or sometimes '''Homicide Bomber''' involves a person who sacrifices themself to kill others. |
| − | When using explosives, the bomber detonates himself in a crowded place with the goal of killing as many people as possible. Homicide bombers are [[terrorists]] who kill people indiscriminately, men, women children, and sometimes their iwn compatriot bekievers. They use explosives secretly carried on their persons, knowing that they will be killed in the attack. The sometimes refers to these people as "[[suicide bomber]]s" although their intent is to murder others, not to commit suicide.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2604119.ece Suicide bombers head to Iraq from Damascus], ''Times Online'', October 7, 2007</ref> | + | When using explosives, the bomber detonates himself in a crowded place with the goal of killing as many people as possible. Homicide bombers are [[terrorists]] who kill people indiscriminately, men, women, infants, children, elderly, even their own compatriot believers. They use explosives secretly carried on their persons, knowing that they will be killed in the attack. The sometimes refers to these people as "[[suicide bomber]]s" although their intent is to murder others, not to commit suicide.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2604119.ece Suicide bombers head to Iraq from Damascus], ''Times Online'', October 7, 2007</ref> |
| | The typical homicide bomber is a young man, although in a few cases women<ref>About 30% of the suicide operations in Sri Lanka have been conducted by women.[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Suicide terrorism: a global threat] - Jane's Intelligence Review</ref> | | The typical homicide bomber is a young man, although in a few cases women<ref>About 30% of the suicide operations in Sri Lanka have been conducted by women.[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Suicide terrorism: a global threat] - Jane's Intelligence Review</ref> |