I know, I'm just saying that a "typical" suicidal American male would not attempt a "normal" suicide through a means as cumbersome and uncertain as a pipebomb. The fact that this person was killed by a pipebomb under these circumstances leads me to conclude that his intent was to inflict harm on others as well as himself. A suicide bomber, or a suicide bomber wannabe.
A normal American committing suicide would not use 2 bonbs..that is if he is thinking clearly.