ated ▁when ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁door . ▁I RA ▁bomb ▁mak ers ▁had ▁installed ▁a ▁det on ation ▁device ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁van ' s ▁cour tes y ▁light , ▁which ▁came ▁on ▁whenever ▁the ▁van ▁door ▁opened . ▁As ▁a ▁saf egu ard , ▁the ▁bom bers ▁also ▁used ▁a ▁timing ▁device ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁bomb ▁det on ated ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁moment . ▁G illes pie ▁and ▁five ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed , ▁including ▁Kings man ▁Stephen ▁Beach am , ▁Vincent ▁Scott , ▁David ▁S ween ey , ▁Paul ▁Wor r all ▁and ▁L ance ▁Corpor al ▁Stephen ▁Bur rows , ▁from ▁D ▁( Support ) ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁the ▁King ’ s ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁Wit ness es ▁reported ▁hearing ▁" sh out ing , ▁sc ream ing ▁and ▁then ▁sh ots " ▁right ▁before ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁The ▁bomb ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁base , ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁operations ▁room ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁arm oured ▁vehicles . ▁It ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁much ▁higher ▁had ▁the ▁soldiers ▁not ▁been ▁sleep ing ▁in ▁a ▁recently - built ▁mort ar - proof ▁b unker . ▁The ▁bl ast ▁dam aged ▁ 2 5 ▁nearby ▁houses . ▁ ▁At ▁G illes pie ' s ▁fun eral , ▁Bishop ▁Edward ▁Dal y ▁said ▁the ▁I RA ▁and ▁its ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁" the ▁complete ▁contradiction ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁They ▁may ▁say ▁they ▁are ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Christ