Attackers who petrol-bombed a west Belfast house injuring three people are thought to have set themselves on fire.

A petrol bomb attack which injured three people appeared to be the latest episode in a bitter feud between two families, it was claimed today.

A Sinn Fein councillor in west Belfast expressed sympathy for relatives of the two missing boys, saying she hoped ‘‘some sort of closure’’ to the 27-year tragedy could be achieved.