Homicide Bombers Kill at Least 15 in Crowded Cafe in Northwest Iraq

Fox News ^ | 08/13/2009 | Foxnews

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Two homicide bombers killed at least 15 people and wounded 20 more in northern Iraq on Thursday, police said.

The coordinated attack took place in a crowded cafe in Sinjar, a city 240 miles northwest of the capital Baghdad, according to Reuters.

[DonaldC]

Nothing worse than when you have terrorists within.

[Huck]

"Homicide bomber" remains one of the silliest terms ever coined. It's pretty much a given that bombs kill, no?

When I read the term "homicide bomber" I assume they mean suicide bomber. I assume the bomber had bombs strapped on or something, and blew him or herself up.

If they want to distinguish between military bombers--who are killing but are not committing homicide, then they should say "Suicide bomber murders XX people". That way, we know the method used by the killer--suicide bombing--AND we know that that bomber was not a lawful combatant (as if a lawful combatant could lawfully carry out a suicide bombing.)

Homicide bomber is just a silly stupid worthless phrase. Tells you nothing---you just assume they mean the real term that they won't say for some silly reason.

[Zeddicus]

Agree completely; the term “homicide bomber” irritates me to no end every time I hear it.

Completely idiotic phrase. Can’t the news just use factually meaningful terms? Was it the work of a non-military civilian bomber? Fine, call them “terrorist bombers”. Were they Muslims? Call them “Muslim bombers”. Did they kill themselves in the attack? Then they’re “Muslim terrorist suicide bombers”.