▁a ▁series ▁of ▁proxy - b omb ▁attacks . ▁In ▁these ▁particular ▁cases , ▁three ▁men ▁de emed ▁by ▁the ▁I RA ▁to ▁be ▁" coll abor ators " ▁were ▁stra pped ▁into ▁three ▁vehicles ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁three ▁British ▁military ▁targets . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁the ▁earlier ▁proxy ▁bomb ings , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁escape . ▁The ▁three ▁synchron ised ▁attacks ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁C osh quin ▁( near ▁Der ry ), ▁C log h oge ▁( near ▁New ry ), ▁and ▁O mag h ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁C osh quin ▁attack ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest , ▁killing ▁the ▁human ▁proxy ▁and ▁five ▁soldiers . ▁One ▁soldier ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁C log h oge , ▁but ▁the ▁proxy ▁surv ived . ▁At ▁O mag h , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁fatal ities ▁because ▁a ▁fault y ▁det on ator ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁explos ion ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁explos ive ▁charge . ▁ ▁C osh quin ▁The ▁C osh quin ▁operation ▁involved ▁ 1 1 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁I RA ' s ▁Der ry ▁City ▁Brigade . ▁R UC ▁Special ▁Branch ▁had ▁received ▁some ▁intelligence ▁about ▁the ▁operation , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁only ▁a ▁" v ague ▁outline " ▁of ▁an ▁" imp ending ▁assault ▁against ▁a ▁base " ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁A ▁Catholic , ▁Patrick ▁G illes pie , ▁ 4 2 , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ant