Yes, the bomb explosions are supposed to kill all four guards.
There is an update already planned for release for Patch Day. It still needs to be run through some paperwork and verification processes, however.
My hands are kind of tied - I submitted a fix for this back when the force arrow/bomb explosion logic was changed, but it hasn't finished going through the necessary channels yet.
Please be patient.
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