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| Teenager critical after fire bomb | |
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| A teenager is in critical condition in hospital with burns after going to the aid of a woman during a petrol bomb attack in west Belfast. | |
| Three people were present when the device was thrown into the house in New Barnsley Crescent shortly after 2200 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| Charlotte Burns said the 19-year-old's clothes caught fire as he attempted to help her daughter Elizabeth. | |
| Police said the incident may be linked to a feud between two families. | |
| Two men were seen running from the area and police are investigating reports their clothing may have been on fire. | Two men were seen running from the area and police are investigating reports their clothing may have been on fire. |
| 'Container' | |
| Mrs Burns said the teenager and her daughter were splashed with petrol when the attackers broke a window and tossed a container and then a petrol bomb into the room. | |
| She said his clothes caught fire when he attempted to remove burning material from Elizabeth's body. | |
| Detectives want to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the New Barnsley Crescent/New Barnsley area or the main Springfield Road/Upper Whiterock Road. | Detectives want to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the New Barnsley Crescent/New Barnsley area or the main Springfield Road/Upper Whiterock Road. |
| A PSNI spokesperson said they were particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have noticed individuals carrying cans or containers which may have contained petrol. | A PSNI spokesperson said they were particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have noticed individuals carrying cans or containers which may have contained petrol. |
| Sinn Fein councillor Marie Cush appealed for an end to the violence. | Sinn Fein councillor Marie Cush appealed for an end to the violence. |
| "I am appalled at this incident. We have made many calls for these attacks to stop and we continue to condemn them," she said. | "I am appalled at this incident. We have made many calls for these attacks to stop and we continue to condemn them," she said. |
| "There is no place in the community for people who continually attack property and endanger the lives not only of those who live in the houses that are being attacked but of those living next door to them." | "There is no place in the community for people who continually attack property and endanger the lives not only of those who live in the houses that are being attacked but of those living next door to them." |