Two part time Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers are shot dead by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Country Antrim resort of Portrush. They were Constable Robert McLean and Constable Fred Armstrong.

Reports shows scene of shooting outside an amusement arcade in Portrush, County Antrim.

Interview with Detective Chief Superintendent Dermot Caskey on the shooting.

Photograph of the two constables.

To camera Gary Honeyford on recent IRA attacks.

Interview with Sean Farren, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) on the killings.

The reporter is Gary Honeyford.

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