▁partly ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁out rage ▁it ▁drew ▁from ▁all ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁Nevertheless , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁' trad itional ' ▁proxy ▁bomb ings ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁months . ▁ ▁At ▁ 9 : 3 0   am ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁I RA ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁man ' s ▁house ▁in ▁New town but ler , ▁County ▁F erman agh . ▁While ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁gun point , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁Toy ota ▁Hil ux ▁pick - up ▁tr uck ▁to ▁Ann ag hm art in ▁military ▁check point . ▁He ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁tr uck ▁carried ▁a ▁bomb ▁on ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁timer . ▁When ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁check point , ▁he ▁shout ed ▁a ▁warning ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁explos ion ▁was ▁heard , ▁but ▁the ▁main ▁bomb ▁failed ▁to ▁det on ate . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁contain ▁ ▁of ▁hom em ade ▁explos ives , ▁the ▁biggest ▁I RA ▁bomb ▁until ▁then . ▁The ▁same ▁check point ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁heavy ▁machine ▁gun ▁attack ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁another ▁proxy ▁bomb ▁w reck ed ▁an ▁Ul ster ▁Def ence ▁Regiment ▁base ▁in ▁Mag h era f elt , ▁County ▁London der ry , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁fatal ities . ▁The ▁proxy ▁bomb ▁t actic ▁caused ▁out rage ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁union ist