noun
human bomb
Refers to a person carrying explosives, typically in a suicide attack context. Often used in news or historical descriptions.
そのテロリストは人間爆弾となって市場で爆発した。
The terrorist became a human bomb and detonated in the market.
自爆テロ is the act of suicide bombing, while 人間爆弾 focuses on the person as the bomb itself.
Compound of 人間 (human) and 爆弾 (bomb). The term likely emerged in modern contexts describing suicide bombers.