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| Four teenagers arrested after police came under attack in west Belfast have been released pending reports. | Four teenagers arrested after police came under attack in west Belfast have been released pending reports. |
| Petrol bombs were thrown at police by youths from the New Barnsley estate. Young people erected a barricade, blocking the Mountain Road. | Petrol bombs were thrown at police by youths from the New Barnsley estate. Young people erected a barricade, blocking the Mountain Road. |
| Earlier on Wednesday night, groups of youths threw stones and bottles at each other on the Ballygomartin Road. | |
| Chief Superintendent Gary White said police would be working with the community to prevent further trouble. | |
| "One of the particularly disturbing things about this was that a number of the people arrested were juveniles," he said. | |
| "A large number of the people involved in this were 13 and 14 years of age. That is worrying." | |
| Calm was restored to the area at about 2130 BST, after efforts by community representatives. | |
| Several police vehicles were damaged during the unrest. | Several police vehicles were damaged during the unrest. |
| A police spokeswoman said bricks, large stones and boulders were among the "heavy missiles" thrown. | A police spokeswoman said bricks, large stones and boulders were among the "heavy missiles" thrown. |