Omagh was wholly exceptional Allan. No other bomb in Nothern Ireland came anywhere close to 29 fatalities. Yet even Omagh ranks low on the scale, against bombings in other parts of the world (Pakistan, India, Iraq, etc), where loss of life was a primary objective.

In any case Omagh was not among the bombings to which I referred, since it was not a PIRA operation.

Also I did say "relatively little loss of life." Obviously that's just an opinion, but it's well supported by the plain fact that total loss of life during the troubles (1969-98) was exceptionally low in comparison with many other insurgencies around the world in recent times.