Changes

2,484 bytes removed , 00:26, January 28, 2017

Line 1: Line 1: −

~~A '''Homicide Bomber''' is a person who carries explosives on themselves to detonate in a crowded place with the goal of killing as many people as possible. Homicide bombers are~~ [[~~terrorists]] who kill people by means of 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>

+

#redirect[[Suicide attack]]

−

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>

−

or teenagers have been goaded into doing this (see [[honor killing]]). Sometimes the homicide bomber drives a truck or other vehicle containing a more deadly load of explosives. Airplanes have been used (see Kamikaze below; also [[9/11]]).

−

During the [[Vietnam War]], adults reportedly strapped live [[grenade]]s onto a child's body and sent him into a G.I. bar knowing that lonely American men being fond of children would be unlikely to be suspicious of a child.{{fact}}

−

Many people mistakenly believe that [[Islam]] endorses the use of suicide bombing as a tactic in warfare. Whatever the official position of different Islamic scholars on the issue, the fact remains that this practice is encouraged and widely used by Muslim terrorists waging [[Jihad]], and that the murderous homicide bombers are celebrated as [[martyr]]s by their communities. [[Iraq]]i dictator [[Saddam Hussein]] used to pay $25,000 to the families of [[Palestinian Arabs|Palestinian]] homicide bombers who attacked [[Israel]]is.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,58871,00.html Saddam Is Sending Money to Families of Suicide Bombers] (July 27, 2002)</ref>

−

The '''[[kamikaze]]''' were [[Japanese Empire|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 language|Japanese]] name for the hurricanes that drove back the [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] invaders; meaning "divine wind" or "wind of the [[god]]s".

−

~~==References==~~

−

~~{{reflist|2}}~~

−

~~[[Category:Terrorism~~]]

RobSmith

Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, move, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, protect, rollback, Administrators, template

293,721

edits

Changes

Homicide Bomber (view source)

Revision as of 00:26, January 28, 2017