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A '''suicide bomber''' is a person who straps explosives to his body and detonates them in a crowded place, combining the heinous sins of [[suicide]] and [[mass murder]].
The typical suicide 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>
or teenagers have been goaded into doing this (see [[honor killing]]). Sometimes the suicide bomber drives a truck or other vehicle containing a more deadly load of explosives. Airplanes have been used (see [[Kamikaze]] & [[9/11]]).
In a hideous variation of this crime, adults reportedly strapped live grenades onto a child's body and sent him into a G.I. bar in Viet Nam, knowing that lonely American men being fond of children would be unlikely to be suspicious of a child.
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The '''kamikaze''' were Japanese pilots who flew their planes into Allied naval vessels in [[World War II]] as a human substitute for [[guided missile]]s.
The '''kamikaze''' were Japanese pilots who flew their planes into Allied naval vessels in [[World War II]] as a human substitute for [[guided missile]]s.
The term ''kamikaze'' is derived from the [[Japanese]] name for the hurricanes that drove back the Mongol invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the [[god]]s".
The term ''kamikaze'' is derived from the [[Japanese]] name for the hurricanes that drove back the Mongol invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the [[god]]s".
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