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A person or a group that rises in revolt against the leadership, a political party, or an established government or authority: The insurgents in the story James was reading were terrorists who used violence to frighten and intimidate the people in the town.
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Afghan girl tricked by insurgents dies in blast
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insurgents: Those who belong to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force.
blast: An explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
remote:
detonated the bomb remotely:
insurgents: Those who belong to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force.
blast: An explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
remote:
detonated the bomb remotely:
"Insurgents tricked an 8-year-old girl in a remote area of central Afghanistan into carrying a bomb wrapped in a cloth and then detonated the bomb remotely when she was close to a policed vehicle. Only the girl was killed in the blast."
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