The Real IRA gun attack which killed two British soldiers outside a barracks in Northern Ireland was captured on CCTV, police said today.

Detectives are currently examining footage from various cameras located around the entrance to the Massereene base in Antrim where masked gunmen struck on Saturday night.

Asked whether they had been caught on camera, Detective Chief Superintendent Derek Williamson said: "The CCTV footage from the barracks here is being examined and that is one part of that inquiry."

Army bomb disposal experts continue to examine a car believed to be the getaway vehicle which was left abandoned on a nearby country road. An attempt to set the car on fire was unsuccessful. It is now likely to contain vital forensic clues as to the identity of the terrorists. Detective Chief Superintendent Derek Williamson added: "That vehicle is subject to an examination by an ammunition technical officer.

"As soon as we are happy that that is safe forensic officers will move forward and examine that. It is for me at this point a key line of inquiry. The vehicle has not been burned out and we hope that there will be some clues gained within."

The detective appealed for information about the car - a green Vauxhall Cavalier registration TDZ 7309.