Yes. I thought the same thing. The other thing is the attack was supposed to be a suicide bombing.
So how do you kill the ‘planner’ of a suicide? Wouldn’t the suicidee be the planner?
No, not necessarily. But how do you know who it was and where he is in such short time?
Actually, most of these suicide bombers were recruited by higher-level leaders who plan the operations and provide the explosives. Often the families of the bombers (typically the parents) are given money after the act has been carried out.