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| Assault leaves teenager critical | Assault leaves teenager critical |
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| A teenager is critically ill after being attacked in west Belfast. | A teenager is critically ill after being attacked in west Belfast. |
| The 19-year-old suffered head injuries in the attack off the Springfield Road at about 0230 BST on Friday. | |
| It is understood the teenager was attacked by several people who jumped out of a car which pulled up beside him at a lay-by on the Springfield Road. | |
| He is being treated in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. Police said they were trying to establish a motive for the attack. | |
| A police spokesman appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time or who witnessed the attack to contact them. | A police spokesman appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time or who witnessed the attack to contact them. |
| PSNI scenes of crime officers have been examining a 100 metre stretch of the area. | PSNI scenes of crime officers have been examining a 100 metre stretch of the area. |