The phrase "alleged bomber" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is accused of being involved in a bombing, without confirming their guilt.
Example: "The alleged bomber was taken into custody after a thorough investigation by law enforcement."
Alternatives: "suspected bomber" or "accused bomber".
"Alleged bomber" is a noun phrase, and noun phrases have what linguists call "heads", the noun at their core.
"Alleged bomber", "alleged murderer" and the like, especially next to someone's mug shot, so quickly calls to mind the image of the person in question carrying out the act in question even if this is not not consciously intended by the journalist that it should be banned from newsrooms.
Protesters clash with police in Charlotte after fatal shooting of black man Alleged bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami left 12 fingerprints on one of the bombs he planted and purchased materials for his bombs under his own name on eBay, according to federal charging documents.
The alleged bomber, a Pakistani-American, told investigators he had been trained in Pakistan's frontier region.
The men were Ms Kovaleva's son, Vlad Kovalev, and his flatmate – the alleged bomber – Dima Konovalov.
He also supported offering alleged "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab a lawyer.
The defense attorney for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said Wednesday that it was his brother Tamerlan, and not Tsarnaev himself, who killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier on April 18 , 2013
The much-anticipated trial of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began in federal court Monday, with about 400 of over 1,200 potential jurors showing up to complete a preliminary questionnaire.
As the jury selection for the long-anticipated trial of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber begins, CLBB's Co-Director and forensic psychiatrist Judith Edersheim comments on the potential use of neuroscientific evidence in Dzokhar Tsarnaev's trial.
Such students also know that these societies are now closely monitored by the authorities – even more so after the recent University College London-educated alleged "underpants bomber" – and worry about the consequences of membership.
