Stones, bottles and paint were thrown at police in the Glenmachan Street area of south Belfast on Tuesday night.

It was the second consecutive night of disorder in the area.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested following the disorder which police said involved about 40 people, most of them “young teens”.

On Monday, cars were damaged and petrol bombs were thrown at police.

A number of roads were closed on Tuesday night but have since reopened.

However, police have said that debris remains on the roads as the clean-up operation continues.

They have advised drivers to exercise caution if travelling in the area.

There was a large police presence from early on Tuesday evening before the first bottles were thrown at about 19:30 BST.

BBC News NI reporter Cormac Campbell reported at this point a number of armoured police vehicles moved in.

In the 45 minutes that followed there were sustained disturbances with stones, blocks, bottles and paint thrown at police vehicles.

A bin was set on fire and a number of fireworks let off.

A number of officers in riot gear then entered the area and the situation soon calmed enough that many of the armoured vehicles withdrew.

However, at about 22:30 a large crowd gathered at the entrance to Glenmachan Street.

A fire was lit in the middle of the road and attempts were made to stop a number of cars.

A group wearing masks later advanced on police vehicles and stones were thrown.

A large number of police vehicles rapidly moved into the area and nearly an hour of rioting followed.

This involved mainly stones and bottles being thrown, but some petrol bombs and fireworks were also thrown.

At about 01:00 the situation again quietened down with the crowd and the armoured vehicles leaving the scene.

Ch Supt Jeremy Lindsay said: “Once again we are thankful that no police officers or members of the public were injured however we must be clear, this disorder, which lasted into the early hours of this morning, is completely unacceptable.

“We estimate that around 40 people, most of whom were young teens, were involved and I would urge those young people, and their parents or guardians, to really take time to think about what the consequences of this behaviour could be.

“The implications for your future could be immense.”

He said officers would continue to patrol the area on Wednesday night.

DUP assembly member Edwin Poots said there had been trouble in the area since last October.

“Someone is going to get seriously injured,” he told BBC News NI on Tuesday.

West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said: “Scenes of disorder and anti-social behaviour in the Broadway area over recent days are deeply concerning, and totally unacceptable.”